Diamond

I never thought I would live my life this way. A multifaceted diamond who shines brighter than anything, yet cold and (almost) unbreakable. Different angle, different facets shine. Different people, different masks.

You can’t outshine me, I instinctively reflect your light back, ten times brighter. I am unique; I am above everyone else, but it’s lonely up here. This isn’t my choice to make, it is the law of nature.

You can’t break me, people sacrifice themselves to protect me. And it’s my fault they do so. I am not indestructible, but the guilt chips me away into nothing.

I am made to be this way, seemingly indestructible and precious; everything I am not.