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