Disdain

Small pearl

In the boisterous world

Destined to succeed

Come out of your shell

Small pearl

Your greatness will be heard

Little oyster bead

Your life will be lived well

We can tell by your shine

By your sparkling eyes

Work hard to achieve

Let your mind age like wine

Fall not into temptation

Do what you need

Persevere through frustrations

Steer far from greed

The little pearl leaves his well

Filling buckets with progress

Contributing to others' tasks

He knows that time will tell

Constant aid straining his back

Time will grant him success

Little pearl

You shine so bright

Little pearl

Give our earth your light

The little pearl returns home

After laboring deeds

Telling his clam how far his goodness roamed

The clam smiles, exhausted. "Im proud of you, my little bead,"

Little pearl

You work so hard

Yet of satisfaction, you are starved

great work feels good

Yet your clam did the same,and now they stood

In the same spot

for years and years

Left to rot

Shedding quiet tears

"Clam, you worked harder than me, right?"

Little pearl wonders

"I did,but I could not fight,"

The clam utters

"Why?" The pearl steams

"It just did not work, but you still gleam,"

His clam,forgotten now

Can only hope the little pearl finds a how

The pearl frowns inside

Its sorrow it could not hide

I was destined to flourish

He thinks as he struggles

To keep himself nourished

In labor filled puddles

The clam did its best

but no one says it's name

Now, it feels guilt in rest

Is this worth shallow fame?

So tired it cannot be enjoyed?

Of happiness and content, you are void?

Who would want fame?

If it makes one so sad?

The little pearls calloused shell

Proved he'd done well

But the little pearls mind decayed

Fearing, they would end up the same

As the clam that sent them to be known

That now wallowed, far away from home

Little pearl, your mercury surface beams

Your tears blooming illustruous streams

You do so much

In others, do not trust

The little pearl now refuses to leave home

Those he assisted saw how he shone

Like rippled gold, out he stood

Helping others with a heart of good

"You're destined for greatness. Why do you hide?"

They beg and question

"Because there is cruelty in our tide."

He timidly beckons

"Look at those around me,before us, they stand."

"Told the same story, fed by dirtied hands,"

" they worked as I have,"

"It gave them nothing but pain,"

"Success is not guaranteed, not even for the brave"

"To do and do without result is not sane"

"So I will find my own way,"

" Happiness in a path that i will pave"

" I will find success in a different bay,"

" it was a good lesson, giving all that I gave"

The little pearl packs his things

The clam before him was his whole world

Bidding farewell to his old teachings

The bitterness in a shared smile curls

The little pearl sets off once more

To find the greatness he has in store

Satisfaction will be found

In a new path on happy grounds