Unpolished

“Unpolished”

He had one

of his better

days

today

maybe even

verging

on the edge of

perfect

his job hadn’t

changed

he was still

treading

the slow death

of repetition

but today

it was held

at bay

by a woman

that carried the

unpolished charm

of real life

with her

when she walked

on to his stage

it didn’t take

him long

to see

she knew who

she was

coming across

so hard at times

but not to impress

just a product

of a few

long miles

on some really

bad road

during her journey

through time

but it was

her edges

that made her

so beautiful

her unchecked

comments

in conversation

that she left

unprotected

not covered up

with the lies

of normality

she was

unafraid

to read the real

lines

of life’s script

while so many

others

only read

between them

for societies sake

he tried to categorize

her style

and was ready

to slot her

into the tuff

girl role

but then she

laughed

such an honest

unforced laugh

with strong traces

of little girl in it

he had to force

his mind to

try and put

those completely

different characteristics

of hers together

he wanted to

reanalyze all her

different sides

he was always

able to correctly

label the people

he met

but each time

he got close

to tagging one

on her

she showed him

a new facet

that to him

seemed uniquely

her own.

The variables

just kept piling up

the equation

that was her

kept getting longer

and more complex

with every word

and subtle movement

she showed him

so he surrendered

to her charismatic

chaos

trying instead

to adsorb

as much of her

presents

as his limited

time with her

allowed

so he listened

to her stories

following her trail

from 6^th grade

in till now

as she was

painting him

vivid pictures

with her words

everything

coming across

so real

as if he

had witnessed it

as it was

unfolding,

and then

as the day

was starting to

run down

he was wishing

more and more

he could prolong it

but he had fought

time before

and he knew

the out come

was inevitable

his almost

perfect day

would soon be

taken from him

as she described

verbally

her scars

and the battles

she had fought

along the way

in her life

till it was

time for him

to go

and with her

lasts words

to him

still resting

on his mind

he looked fondly

at her

as he realized

she was

the most

beautiful

unpolished

stone

he had

ever seen…

Tom Allen…10-14-2017…