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The Myth of Mona Lisa

Ignoramus in art, you'll say of me.
I've tried hard, but still 
can't see

that Mona Lisa's mystic smile
known to bewitch folks 
even from a mile!

Seems she parts her lips daintily
to let a hiccup out 
gracefully

or a vulgar burp, hyperacidity,
or hide nicotinic teeth 
artfully.

None in her mouth's coy symmetry
remotely resembles 
a mystery.

Could it be dental deformity?
Y'see I took up ortho-
dentistry.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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