He hides behind the perfect guise,
obscures the truth with well-masked lies
so audience will never know
assume its all part of the show.
Immersed in jagged compromise,
he hides behind the perfect guise,
and wields his pride like two-edged blade
while sinking deeper in charade.
Sequestered in this circus tent
and contemplating life misspent,
he hides behind the perfect guise --
within some rings there is no prize.
Well-camoflauged by painted smile,
he swallows back the bitter bile;
and even friends don’t realize ...
he hides behind the perfect guise.
© Ginny Brannan May 2012
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| Image: The Circus with the Yellow Clown, 1967, Marc Chagall |
Written for The Mag #118 (Magpie Tales), image provided by Tess Kincaid. She provides the image, we provide the story!
Beautifully done.
ReplyDeletewhich is rather tragic you know...to always be hiding..and never being real...or feeling that you cant...nice form and nice repetition ginny
ReplyDeleteNicely constructed and developed. The line, 'he hides behind the perfect guise' is memorable. Thank you for sharing your wonderful poem, Ginny. =D
ReplyDeleteWell done.
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Ginny this is really well done! Stanza 2 is my favorite. I also noticed that we both used bile (or a form of the word in our pieces this week, lol). Oh, and congrats on your FEPC award!
ReplyDeleteI guess GMTA (great minds think alike) Mary! Oops, and speaking in acronyms, that would be NWCU award, don't want to step on any toes!
DeleteI don't believe I ever stopped to think about the 'person underneath the makeup' ... very nice.
ReplyDeleteHey! Hey! What a fabulous piece. The words are astounding. That guise indeed.
ReplyDeleteNice one!
ReplyDelete"Immersed in jagged compromise"
ReplyDeleteI like that line
I think everyone can relate to this in some way
ReplyDeleteVery well done.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Nice form...it worked well with this piece...
ReplyDeletewell-crafted Quatern, Ginny... iambs all in order so it lilts nicely. The repetition the form offers is a strong line... great piece
ReplyDeletewonderful work, Ginny. your scope knows no boundaries.
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