It is the hardest thing on the planet to find,
harder than finding diamonds,
so much worse than getting gold.

It is more rare than any gemstone,
because when it is seen,
most do not even recognize it,
and do not question when it's missing outright,
... and that is mostly all the time!

It is an insult when you are told that,
because your eyes must open up and see today,
... that means that you have been asleep,
over all these years ... you have been sleeping,
... in a way!

It is a simple thing, that everybody owns,
Diamonds are not it ...
It is sitting right in front of you ...

It is a tiny thing that we call the truth!

Barry Van Allen

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-very-rare/