Epiphany
Poetry by Melissa Mercado KamaRubies
I found rubies in the broken sand.
They didn’t sparkle, nor shine.
They dripped, stinging my arm.
Worthless liquid stones of nothing.
They were worth much once,
I once thought long ago.
Long were thoughts encumbered.
Released from the skies.
It thundered down, pouring up
Up the heavens, the crimsons dropped.
For always, I will remember
What muddy tears were worth.
Throw them up the kingdom’s floor
Break through the earth’s ceiling
So the angels know, the rubies
They sparkle but shine no more.
Melissa Mercado Kama © 2009
