here i am
minus the dance
with just a gemstone...
i burried the peridot
and swallowed the two citrines
lost the amethyst
and now i give you
the garnet

i promise
to return later
when i grow more
rubies, diamonds and pearls
they grow in my hair, you know
but only when i drink milk
and the milking cow is dry
so just give me time
if not in this life,
in the next
i will come
with plenty

until then
you can have this one