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Forever To Deceive

Forever To Deceive

Step out from behind your ego,
see what others see

An imperfect vacuum caught in time,
a drum with empty beat

The mirror lies habitual,
to pose as your best friend

A single letter does conspire,
whose “I,” your will portends

That monetary wardrobe,
gold patches on your sleeves

To hide the truth you’ve left unsaid
—forever to deceive

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on August 04, 2019

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX XX XX XX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 368
Words 64
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
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