The Provocative Truth

Yes, Darling


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Be light like a feather
and soft like the breeze.
But tough as nails under pressure,
be all you can be.
The diamond still struggles
when it needs to be cleaned.
Your spark is still lit,
even in the in between.
Fan the flames, mine the stones,
watch your story unfold.
The truths in the echo’s of your souls
tellings and tolds.
Cant mend what’s not broken,
wishes unspoken.
Your heart is in love, with voices unknown.
Yes, Darling,
you’ve awoken.
Break the surface, cut the stone
place the diamonds of your soul
in to pockets oh so full.
Watch ’til they grow, and grow from below.
Water and wax them,
for we will never really know—
whether diamonds are magic
or if love needs time to grow.
We’re watching and waiting
we’re pining and baking.
The stunt never shows
what we don’t need to know.
Look deeper and find
yes, Darling
you’ll see.
The walls have all broken,
only diamonds survived.
In the heart
from the mantle
so hot,
fire flamed,
pushing and pulling
we knew you would find your way—
up through the crust of past lives taken too soon,
patterned rust
no escaping the moment from which we encrust.
yes, Darling
you’ve awoken.
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The Provocative TruthBy Lola Dawn Hill