A Handful of Rubies
They gave me a handful of rubies
and said,
Now build your life with these
What was I to do?
I knew no better
So I begged and borrowed and whored
until I amassed a pile of jewels bright and pretty
I hoarded and discarded little bits of love at my whim
I played games on the beach and learned how to win
I became very, very good at the bluff and dodge and evade
Surrounded by cold, lifeless gems and nothing else
My heart now at a loss
Where did I go wrong then?
I played the hand dealt to me without question
Who now is to blame-
the woman or the girl? the peddler of jewels?
With a handful of rubies-
scant few treasures, handed out meagerly
over years of sweat and strain and pleasing-
Built a sandcastle of reflection and pleasure
with naught but buckets and rocks
This is what I know of rubies
Have not let myself know anything else
and soon the tide will come again
and said,
Now build your life with these
What was I to do?
I knew no better
So I begged and borrowed and whored
until I amassed a pile of jewels bright and pretty
I hoarded and discarded little bits of love at my whim
I played games on the beach and learned how to win
I became very, very good at the bluff and dodge and evade
Surrounded by cold, lifeless gems and nothing else
My heart now at a loss
Where did I go wrong then?
I played the hand dealt to me without question
Who now is to blame-
the woman or the girl? the peddler of jewels?
With a handful of rubies-
scant few treasures, handed out meagerly
over years of sweat and strain and pleasing-
Built a sandcastle of reflection and pleasure
with naught but buckets and rocks
This is what I know of rubies
Have not let myself know anything else
and soon the tide will come again
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