gold

all that's gold

doesn't always glitter

in fact, sometimes

it's the fool's gold

that glitters the brightest

while the real gold

-the treasure-

lies unnoticed

besides

the fool's gold

- the fake-

so

why do we go for

what's the most glittery

instead of

what's the most valuable?

we take what's visible

yet perishable

over what's not

quite so noticeable

but yet imperishable

just for the looks

the glitter

let's go back

to the real thing

the real gold

the real treasure

that may not always 

glitter

but that's always

gold

-written 1.16.17

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I'm not exactly sure why I felt like God was prompting me to post this poem today. It's one of my recent favorites, yet it's not one of my best ones. I don't particularly like the way it looks or flows. Yet, I think that it's an interesting example of certain situations in life. We don't like how they're flowing or how they look, yet God has a plan to use them to mold our lives into what He wants. I've been struggling with this lately, so perhaps the only reason for posting this was to see my own words actually typed out somewhere. But I hope that's not the only reason. I hope that someone else will be blessed just a little by the reminder to chase after the real "gold" in life- and to remember that you're worth more than gold to the One who made you. <3