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IN THE ROUGH

I was born a lump of coal,

Not much to see – no set goal,

Life offered me a chance or two,

I usually came out black and blue,

Over time and life I found my way,

The good, the bad, I’d have my say,

This lump of coal endured real life,

As meant to be – one with strife,

All these things which came to me,

Have led me to the man I be,

Coal I started and took the heat,

The pressure too, and the beat,

Now here I stand this lump of coal,

A diamond now with great soul.

PTR September 7, 2011