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The Underlying Me

February 3, 2011
By LoveAndWar GOLD, Encinitas, California
LoveAndWar GOLD, Encinitas, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Better to be the witty fool than the foolish wit" -Feste, Shakespeare


If you could see
The real me
Underneath this petty layer of debris
You would startle in surprise
At how many tiny lies
Contribute to my slow demise
But your speculative eyes
Do set me forever free



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Fuledbyramen said...
on Jun. 27 2011 at 5:06 am
Love all your poems! Please keep posting.

elephant21 said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 4:56 pm

woot :D i like how every line follows the pattern and then the last has more of a distinctiveness. speculative eyes stands out to me in this poem