Saturday, November 1, 2008

disguise

hollywood hoo doo
underneath the razzmatazz
such disguised sorrows
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ubiquitous smiles
undiscernable anguish
clowning's not a joke
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painstakingly done
a beautification job
you call it disguise?
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/original/zg

9 comments:

  1. Like clowns in the circus, they paint away their pain.

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  2. your words bring to light the thought that we all carry a great burden & some go to great lengths to disguise that

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  3. Thanks, Zoya--
    What would you call it (if not disguise)--this pain?

    Thanks for this--

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  4. disguised sorrow -- clearly a truth found in several poems, each unique in its own way, this week.

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  5. Three excellent pieces. I especially like the first.

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  6. Wow, all of these are so true, and kind of sad.

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  7. Spot on ~ ID of the rich and famous!

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  8. Sure do like that. Beautification job, indeed.

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