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Yellow is not a color

Christopher bonass

Lyric
You can’t start with a silver lining
And later expect the fruit of labor
The labor of your fruit will be your shadow and your neighbor
Blurry reflections can be sharp as razors
Are you on the home stretch or are you just a marvelous painter?

About this poem

This poem is about the price tag that comes with avoidance, neglect or denial.

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Submitted by Christopherbonass on November 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 247
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Christopher bonass

 · Dublin

Hi my name is Christopher, I’m 21. I am an aspiring songwriter from Ireland. I want to use my words to provoke, & and to make people uncomfortable, and in doing so bring out truth. more…

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