Fool’s Gold

Pyrite’s luster

& yellow hue

makes sparks

when struck

with steel.

& you?

Whipped cream

on dessert?

Or soap bubbles

on sandpaper?

Let’s not

call it love—

this bogus

emotion

you share.

Fake.

False.

Flirtatious.

Phoney.

Fraudulent.

Pyrite’s luster

& yellow hue

makes sparks

when struck

with steel.

But nobody

thinks

it’s real—

least of all

me.