I Don't Want to Be a Diamond

Good one Cheryl BTW you are a diamond anyway

Yes, she is, John!

What a beautiful poem, but you're still shining anyway ;)

I agree with John above... :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.

An interesting write. It reminds me of a part of Nelson Mandela's speech, which was actually written by Marianne Williamson:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child
of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to
make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others."

We need to shine as brightly as we can. Not for attention, but for our own light to be shared. My opinion, of course.

I was thinking the same as John as I read this...you may be solid as a stone, but you shine like a diamond.

Great way to start my Gather day. I like being able to make others shine.
The JustMe comment gave me chill bumps. Powerful stuff.

Lovely twist on what is truly beautiful~you've taken the topic and made it into a soul song =)

Very nice poem

I like this a lot - very well done and an interesting analogy that explores our relationship to others - are we diamonds or stones - the idea of being blinded - stumbling down the road knocking on strange doors - implies the parodox that the more we are in the eyes of others - the less we know oursleves.

Its really a very brilliant poem in many ways - perhaps the best i have read of yours.

feeling you all the way
not wanting too much glow
keeping the depth of souls
up and ready to go

Good stuff, Cheryl

A diamond in the rough!

oh you are a diamond!

That was a neat idea put into poetry.

i hear this

interesting!

Rats!! John said what I was going to say!! Great minds think alike! LOL

Chip off the old block so to speak.

great Cheryl

This was amazing, I can totally relate to this!

You may not want to be but your poetry shines like a diamond Cheryl.

((( A solid soul...a beauty to behold...that's you! )))

Thank you everyone...:)

Stacy's right, you do shine, Cheryl. This is beautiful.

Intensely beautiful write, powerful metaphors/imagery, and universal appeal. Brava, Cheryl! Thank you for posting to our group. When the light within you shines brilliantly, there's nothing you can do to stop it. Let others bask in your light, my friend.

ANOTHER GOOD ONE

Very nice!

Clever metaphor, using the diamond as superfluous glitter rather than a symbol of value as suggested in a number of the comments. Well done, Cheryl.

Well done - and for what it's worth I like what the John's had to say the first comment and the one above me - but I surely agree with just me.

A very intersting write Cheryl, one that leads to reflection - subtle and clever metaphor.

" I am a rock, I am an island" comes to mind, good cheryl

Very lovely

Oooh, a very deep poem indeed!

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Awesome!

Thank you, everyone!

Loved it

Wow!

Awesome

beautiful

thanks

Beautiful! U may not want to be a diamond but you certaintly are a jewel!

Beautiful words. I have to agree.