A Jewel... Poem by chantelle ribeiro

She carries a jewel within her heart
She hides it well
Sometimes when her walls are down
when you look real close
you will see it glimmer
Its beauty rare and exquisite
but they never see
They let her down
that girl they saw had nearly drowned
They never knew her pain
Never saw her soul scream through her eyes
her hurt, her rage
or the stray tear she wiped away
Only a child
Alone in a world of pretenders
they threw her to the wolves
She had to hide away
from hungry eyes
The devastating truth inside
It ate away at her soul
but she adjusted to her role
And through the storms of life she fought
A battle of good and evil
A tiny glimmer in her heart
turned her into a believer
of right and wrong
of love and hope
And still she smiles
and the jewel glows