The Geode

smooth and plain,
not much to see
unless you know the signs
look, and look again
past the surface of cool, gray stone-
an the inner core concealed

the patient man appraises the stone
and chooses the weakest spot
a line, a crack
any likely opening
to the unlikeliest of places

intuition says now is the time
here is the place
this is the way
to split the stone
to reveal what lies inside

will it be clean and bright, reflective of the the finder?
deeply flawed, a disappointment?
maybe just smudged around the edges
in need of a little refinement?
or will the stone be shattered
in the quest to reach the heart?