Exaggerate A Frown
If you think nothing's funny and find life rather drear
take another close-up look
at yourself in the mirror.
Paint your face vivid colors, exaggerate a frown,
place a cherry on your nose,
pretend to be a clown.
Laugh at the nonsensical, chuckle at the absurd,
smile at the farcical
that all around you gird.
Ridiculous behavior confronts you everyday;
decide to grin and bear it,
there is no other way.
Taking life too seriously leads to rigidity;
bending with prevailing winds
prevents fragility.
The universe of the mind you can objectify.
Altering your attitude
encounters rectify.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 568 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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