Short Unvarnished Truth Poems

Short Verse 
Under a sand stone 
I found the unvarnished truth 
Alas it was subjective
Not a gold hued axiom 
A truth void of arguments...

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Days come alive and I breathe
fresh scents of freedom, of sacrifice
floating fearlessly from your moon
your aura, an attraction anointing 
my glisten, an unvarnished truth
waiting to explode/explore within
a weekend of assertations
held firmly in the depth of your eye...

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The cold, unvarnished truth
          is often held back

   from the malignant narcissist
     out of reluctance, if not fear

  of how deep it's knife would cut;
easily inflicted wound never heals


Bite Size Poem No.21 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
Date written: 09/17/2021...

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The artists

Alfred, my chosen father, who denied
The paternity has his statue erected in Faro
At last, they honoured him for being glorious
Brought colour to an otherwise gloomy town.

Graffiti made by the likes of Banksy charms,
Most of the rest is scribbling on a wall.

I know little about a painter but Caravaggio
Spoke the unvarnished truth about our life.
His critics like to point out he was illegal too
What else to expect from a truth-teller....

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Artists

Alfred, by chosen father, vehemently denies
the paternity and has had his statue erected in Faro.
At last, he was honoured for being glorious
bringing colour to an otherwise gloomy town.

Graffiti made by the like of Banksy charms
the rest is scribbling on a wall.

I know little about painters except for Caravaggio 
he spoke the unvarnished truth about our life. 
His critics like to point out that he was illegal too
what else to expect of the fearful....

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