Similar To A Heart On Your Sleeve

There’s a gem on my right outer thigh that is perfectly opaque.

            You can touch it.

            It won’t hurt you.

Sometimes I mindlessly wonder

If I woke up one day and it was a color,

                                                            What would it be?

You think pink

            But I disagree.

Sure, from an anatomy stand point.

Perhaps pink or red would make the most sense.

                                                                                    But what if

Maybe

            This gem that is blinding in the sun

                        That people are afraid to touch

                                    That I try and hide so you won’t know my weakness

Is a piece of my soul?