John Lawless Poet Free verse

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This was written as a response to my sponsored contest Tarnished Reflections.  I rated it extremely high.....OH STOP....I'm only kidding.....I always write a poem when I select a Poetry Contest theme.  It was a very interesting batch of entries to the contest.

Tarnished Reflections

Hairline cracks of doubt
slow mark the corners
of mind’s vision,
alter the illusion
of yesterdays
filtering into today’s.
Soft gray film taints
the sunshine halos,
hardens the smiles,
narrows the eyes
as we squint
into an abyss
of angst.
The shadows overlap,
blend into complex
inequities of truth
tinged by time,
of lies mocking
the truth,
piercing the solitude
of age
with the dagger
of youth,
clouding the beauty
of tarnished reflections.


John G. Lawless
©3/21/2018

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Eve Roper April 1, 2018 at 9:24 PM excellent write, John, . .. Hope you had a wonderful Easter...Hugs Eve

Andrea Dietrich April 1, 2018 at 5:48 PM wow, give yourself a star. I'd place it super high in your contest if I had been the judge of tarnished REflections. Happy Easter Fools day from the "devious" one. Check out my blog. I was so surprised to find out the last time april fools and Easter were the same day!