Duplicitous

The outward signs of wealth
and social belonging
attracts those vacuous types
in search of foolish things

Talk can be impressive
to those unable to read
between the lines
of your thin veneer

For there under that surface
is a two-headed monster
showing different faces
Color me cynical


Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing
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Word Prompts

Stream of Consciousness - Color
Word of the Day - Impressive
FOWC - Vacuous
RDP - Foolish Things

15 thoughts on “Duplicitous”

1. Perfect!
   Gee I’m sure I don’t know anyone like that! 🤔🙄

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   1. No, me neither! LOL 🤣

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      1. 😂😉

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2. Perfectly fitting all the prompts. Great writing Christine

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   1. Thanks so much Sadje ☺️💕

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      1. You’re welcome

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3. enjoyed the poem Christine!

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4. Great poem, I especially loved that last line. Unfortunately, I think I use that color too often

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   1. Thank you so much! ☺️🌺 Yes, I tend to use that color a lot too 😕

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5. That two-headed monster lurks within us all at times I am sure. Thanks for joining in Christine 🙂 🙂

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   1. Yes BB, scary stuff! 😳

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6. perfect description of our recent times, a global disease affecting those in power, so contagious.

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   1. How interesting Gina! I had written this from a very different perspective. I can see now why you would interpret it that way. Such a shame when you think about it 🥲💕

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7. Powerful stuff and so well written 🙂

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   1. Thanks Kristian ☺️💕

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