Watching

I stood there watching with exhausted eyes,
staring into everything and nothing.
Summer arrived after the cold winter's wrath,
but my heart remained frozen and my feelings worth naught.

I saw diamonds scattered around with its meaningless shine,
but what caught my eye was a piece of rock with nothing to hide.
It smelled like the Earth and felt like home,
and all of sudden a smile became something I owned.

I knew the diamonds were never worth anything to me,
and I soon realized that I was never worth anything to the rock;
for why would it choose me, one who 'stood there watching',
when there were diamonds scattered around?

I want to turn around, but the roles are now reversed,
for now, my eyes remain frozen leaving my heart exhausted.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the places and the deep thoughts in the words. You asked questions and took the reader to places of thoughts and to seek answers.
"I want to turn around, but the roles are now reversed,
for now, my eyes remain frozen leaving my heart exhausted."
Life can be trickery. If we wait long enough. The new vision will be different. If we are wiser. We can find a good path. Thank you sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Pritika]

Thank you so much for taking time to read what I've written. It means a lot to me. Thanks for the review.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. I enjoyed your work.

[wordman]

it seems we are not the most important thing in life,diamonds and gold and precious stones
does not even acknowledge us a deep write thought provoking

[Pritika]

Thank you for taking time to read and interpret the poem.

[wordman]

you`re welcome

[Pushkar Prabhat]

WoW!!!
quite a tale.......of self realization.........
as awesome as this poem already is....this could easily be a sonnet.....just saying......
amazing poetry....
i loved it!!!
:)

[Pritika]

Thank you so much. Your appreciation makes me feel confident about my writing.:)