Tarnished Reflections
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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.
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
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2018
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