A shining diamond in the sand
Lustrous and vain
For one to hold it in their hand
They must endure its pain
Its beauty took millennia
Compacted in the stone
For all its depth and rarity
Lays idle and alone
Its life's blood is the light of day
Its heart will take it in
Redirecting every ray
To pour it out again
Unafraid of what's inside
There's no need for a wall
It allows the eye to see right through
The hardest stone of all