it can be sapphire 
it can be ruby 
it can be pearl 
it can be a diamond 
or even a humble quartz 
you pick in your garden 
it can also be a cat's eye 
oh what a name?  
why should it monopolise 
the eye?  
anger of every stone 
 
from my contacts 
all gemstones are eyes 
eyes to dreams 
next world, future..whatever 
 
there are stories 
in the glitters 
the stone dies to tell 
stories in all their facets 
 
gemstones are theatres 
theatres that show so many 
of my alter egos or could it be me of another lifetime,  
or films (vibrations)   
left behind by some wondrous souls that start reeling in my mind as i sleep  
with a chosen gem?  
 
i had been a man, an 
arab man, a woman, and 
a maze of other characters 
that still float in 
my conscious state 
glitter with the gemstones 
 
now, now i fear 
i fear when i die 
i might be trapped in stones 
and live through another 
alter ego 
 
now, now i am also delighted 
of possibilities 
if lucky, i might be born 
into the world 
through a woman who has me 
in her finger 
 
gemstones glitter - to endear themselves - to woman in all their fiery facets 
and dreams 
 
they are courting women 
with all their wild intentions
john tiong chunghoo
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crystal-pearl-and-dreams/