Veneer Full of blusterand confidencebut you were brokenwhen I found you As I peeled awaythe layers ofyour thick veneerbeneath wasa wretched soul Beaten and bruisedby life’s tragic sorrowsA product of yourenvironmentYou took no prisoners Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Wish is hosting Monday Quadrille atD’Verse Poets tonight and has promptedus with the word ‘Peel’A quadrille is aContinue reading “Veneer – A Quadrille”
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Confirmation
Confirmation Today your behavior is decided The nation watching is divided You’ve described your actions as silly Boyhood pranks leaving us chilly Your true colors shined brightly through The thin veneer that is you We saw you for what you are A privileged bully hiding behind the bar We’ve met many like you over theContinue reading “Confirmation”
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