Hope Diamond

So the priceless

blue diamond

is cursed,

and we both got hurt.

Maybe I stand

in a minefield

of words,

but I asked you first.

Those early encounters,

with the hurtful lies of kids.

I remember what you did

Covered your arms in a curtain-shawl,

bloodied your palms

on the elementary wall.

If it seems too far, it is.

I was out there

in the cradle

of thorns

when your fears took force.

And the truth is

maybe your fear's a wall.

But it's not that tall.

If you want me

you show me

in a most unusual way.

In a most unusual way.

Under the eyes of a frozen lake

I saw your fire,

and it served me not to wait.

But it hurt me all the same.

You had to chase an electric storm

and you had to wait

for the violent wind to calm,

and it carried you away.