The Right Choice Poem by Deidre Dixon

I am not a shoe that you try to see if it fits

You see, you like, you buy and return if you made a miss

I am not an entree at a restaurant that you order to your taste

You pick and choose and eat what you like while the rest all goes to waste

I am not a vehicle that you pick out from a lot

You take it for a test drive then decide if you will purchase it or not

What I am is a diamond whose value is determined with clarity

Once you get a closer view, you'll know and into me see

I started off rough with flaws and no polish or shine

I've been through an intense process that perfected over time

A fine gem of beauty, multi-faceted, polished and brilliant too

After a brief time of observation, you'll desire to have me no matter what you have to do

There will be no need to wonder if I am a precious stone

You will want me with you at all times, never to be alone

I will never go out of style and will give you many years of pleasure

My value will only increase with time, and I will always be your treasure

Once you have chosen me from those available, to you is who I will belong

Then you will see the true asset I am, and the choice you made was not wrong