There was a light at the end of the tunnel that you failed to see.
The colors and smells of this world wouldn't let it be.
The flower bloomed sweet, but the taste was sour.
Each new branch, extended, devoured.
The thorns piece the fingers, the sap stung the hands.
The only diamonds I will wear are your crystal rays caressing my bare skin.
Rubies will be the petals that open with the first dew and close with the cicadas.
Emeralds hanging off the palm trees, sparkling on the lone peony that sits on my bedroom window.