Subimal Sinha-Roy Poet Free verse

Metamorphosis

The transmuting concept of identity called color
changes on contrived palette inventing color mélange,
while conceived chameleons crawl on human faces.
In the ostensible show of life’s so-called drama
enactments perfected with the labor of passion
aureate the sequel created by metamorphic alchemy.

On the visage of the self out of spotlight the colors melt,
the unmade-up faces turn into mirrors of actuality,
reflecting their definitions tinted in the pristine hues
of the smile of the uncrafty children they were once.

When the spasm of discernment breaks the mirrors,
the shades of shattered facades splatter on the debris, 
deformed masks create deluding entities of chameleon,
and complete the compulsive act of metamorphosis.

Written : August 23, 2019
February 4, 2020
Contest : Strand Select C, Any Form, Any Theme
Sponsor : Brian Strand

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John Hamilton August 23, 2019 at 10:42 AM Wow so powerful Subimal, so sad that we lose the innocence of a child when all are welcome and no prejudice is seen, until it is learned by our surroundings, culture and sometimes by our parents.