layer by layer <br />i peel so that <br />like a glass <br />you can view me <br />crystal clear as a virgin river <br />a polished diamond <br /> <br />decades of <br />practice for those <br />seasoned fingers <br />to strike at her core <br />to bring out those few <br />beethoven scores <br />he tuned up the world for <br /> <br />a great watch maker <br />filing his cog to tighten time <br />the precision of mind <br />to keep a universal lie at bay <br /> <br />verse by verse <br />layer by layer <br />i peel to get to <br />the sheen the almighty <br />laid hidden in me <br />layer by layer <br />i peel off the world <br />to see a clearer me<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/seeing-a-clearer-me/
