Notes About The Poem

My first time watching any version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This was the 1939 version. 

Quasimodo

QUASIMODO
Quasi modo geniti infantes,*
“Why was I not made of stone like thee,”
Up-far-up, he hugs the cold cathedral gargoyle. Are there tears when they beat his humpback?
Do we care? Do we?
Sophistical** sophistication of the mob
both skint and silk-stocking.
Ill will surrounds the beauty and the beast, both misunderstood. Mood of shadows, felicitous and suffering bells, Orgasmic Frollo circling Esmeralda, blaming her for his Depravity. “Sanctuary, Sanctuary,” the cry of the bell tower’s madman, Oh but much saner than the world that the Lord looks upon. 7/18/2019 *Like a newborn **Plausible but based upon deception
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Dietrich Avatar
August 11, 2019 at 12:44 PM
Love the great free verse in your acrostic. You are a natural with this kind of writing. Congrats on your win.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 11, 2019 at 3:04 PM
Thank you so much, Andrea!
Michael Avatar
July 21, 2019 at 12:19 PM
Very creative write... nice one
Rodrigues Avatar
July 22, 2019 at 6:39 AM
Thank you, Arturo!
Marcum Wong Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 2:52 PM
A deep sorrow of circumstances is felt in these poignant lines Kim, so wonderfully expressed in this acrostic! Best wishes for a top win in the contest my friend. xxoo
Rodrigues Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 4:13 PM
Thanks so much, Connie!
Lamoureux Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 8:59 AM
This is so well done. Good luck in the contest.
Rodrigues Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 4:12 PM
Thank you, Richard!
Sathasivam Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 1:04 AM
Excellent acrostic. Love your write.Thanks for sharing
Rodrigues Avatar
July 19, 2019 at 7:01 AM
Thank you, Ravi!
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