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Belittled Bedraggled

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Constant denigration wears you down you feel so small as your efforts are downgraded with cast-off scoffs. Your pearls bedraggled, lack lustre, displayed dimmed and dulled, squelched by doubt, smeared in fear. Duet performance discordant sung in disharmony with lead player out of tune, tone-deaf. Belittled, you be, and bedraggled becomes you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 6/2/2018 10:10:00 PM
Well done, John. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 5/23/2018 9:15:00 AM
powerful words painting a powerful picture. Many congrats on your win, John. Elaine
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Date: 5/23/2018 7:31:00 AM
Congratulations for your win :)
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Date: 5/22/2018 8:45:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this sad but well-written poem.
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Date: 5/21/2018 6:25:00 AM
You need a different audience, John, because your creativity is awesome. Great poem.
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Date: 5/20/2018 4:17:00 PM
powerfully penned John, such a sad scene you paint and being belittled and constantly put down can cause so much inner turmoil, shatter your confined and give rise to so many issues. Fabulous use of alliteration - love the structure of the poem with the short lines. :-) hugs jan xx
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