I Am a Jewel (Multiple Tetractys)

Studded with
Insecurities, and encrusted with
Pain, i am a
Strengthened
Jewel

And that
Won't change for
The past never will, not just for me, a
Beautiful
Jewel

And my luster
May dull
But my value shall rise, for i'm precious
Stone
Once i age...

You may sculpt me
With your
Scalpel, but
I assure you, this jewel's always the same
Shape

Internally, anyways, you may think
You've shaped me
And you're
Right
You've changed me some...

Only
To the point
When i believe
That the past is mine, and always shall be
So

It will
Never change
Not even for
A precious, glittery stone such as i
Right?

© Copyright Ariana 2003-2005

*Any suggestions to make it better are welcome. :) As well as title suggestions...

Tetractys: should express a complete thought, profound
or comic, witty or wise using 20 syllables. They can be
written with more than one verse but each subsequent
verse must invert the syllable count. There is no limit
to the number of verses. The structure is:

line 1 - 1 syllable
line 2 - 2 syllables
line 3 - 3 syllables
line 4 - 4 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables