Gemstones

I was your trapiche emerald

the rarest variety of your favorite stone

you held the spokes of my dark impurities

and around your neck, I was never alone

I was your tanzanite gem

you embraced all my blue and violet hues

then you became a jewel thief

and when no one was looking

you took the stones and left the room

you used to love me for everything I was

and everything I wasn’t

like a stone no one could buy

when diamonds were a dime a dozen

before you became hooked

on the smash and grab

smashing the glass and taking all I had

so I became a gemini stone

able to change under incandescent light

but when it was my time to shine

you were already gone, and out of sight

and my heart bled, a deep and vibrant red

so I put that rock in my pocket

and waited, thinking one day

you’d change what you said

but when I pulled that ruby out again

you had already found your way to him

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