Distinguished are those <br />Who ever experienced the agony <br />Of a heart torn apart <br />By the loss of something dear <br /> <br />For they have learned <br />What can only be taught through pain: <br />Empathy and understanding <br />And compassion for a tear <br /> <br />The world, to broken-hearted, <br />Becomes a zone of concordance <br />In the dark <br />That connection emanates... <br /> <br />For every crack in one's heart <br />Adds to the abundance <br />Of the spark <br />That this diamond ultimately radiates...<br /><br />Joan Marques<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sparkling-diamond/
