"My Pearls"

I can't give diamonds, rubies or gold,
Or any of the things that "impress",I'm told!
I can't deliver materialistic gems,
I can't keep buying to impress false friends!
These things are truly quite divisible,
While my real assets are more invisible!
I'm lacking in so many ways!
Worldly wealth is absent these days!
But, what I do possess, is precious to me,
It's common sense and the right to be,
A better person in every way ~
Learning how to act and what to say!
I can give honesty, truth and hope,
I can strive, in order to cope!
I can be brave and face the worst!
For these, I don't need a "heaped up purse"!
I can be gentle, loving and kind!
When I meet folks.......the deserving kind!
My life is filled with "pearls".....pure white,
And a few as black, as the dark of night!
I'll throw away the cold, dark kind,
And save the rest, until I find,
People, who truly deserve my trust,
I've learned through pain, that now I must,
Beware of those who can't be true!
They plan and scheme, to capture you!
They want what others can do for them,
They don't care how...or why....or when!
I must be wise and not look twice,
At those who aren't so kind or nice!
My Bible says so many things,
About having wisdom and all that it brings!
Words!...that are His and also are mine,
"Don't cast your pearls before swine!"
I must not throw my "pearls" away!
To those deceivers, I won't pay!
My gifts are precious...wrapped with love!
Not meant for those, who push and shove!!
Only "fools" are fooled by "foolish men",
The "wise" will walk away and then,
Find ideal friends, who won't depart,
A perfect place to give your heart!!

Pauline Banning
A6-207-98-D9

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