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Because an Allegory would be too Complicated

January 22, 2010
By pandabbalove BRONZE, Moline, Illinois
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You can tell<br /> From the scars on my arms<br /> And the cracks on my hips <br /> And the dents in my car<br /> And the blisters on my lips<br /> That I&#039;m not the carefullest of girls<br /> -From &quot;Girl Anachronism&quot; by the Dresden Dolls

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Poetry, you will be the death of me.
Understatement or overstatement?
Apostrophe.

Allusion hurts the most—
Makes me think God’s laughing at me
(and the Greeks too).

Ironic that I manage to slide by
Regardless.
Perhaps I’m just speaking figuratively.
I’m certainly not being symbolic.

My head is rattled now.
So,
I’ll save denotation
For another day.

The author's comments:
An extra credit poem for AP lit & comp
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