You dazzled me with your fancy words.
Your eloquence, your resplendent vocabulary.
Your smile never ceased.
And your heart was always open.
When you walked into a room, the lights got brighter.
Because you were more brilliant than the sun.
If only I had known.
If only I hadn’t been so naïve.
I would have noticed before it was too late.
But I was young and inexperienced.
I grew up fast, though.
And now I know the truth.
Your light was artificial.
Your caring was synthetic.
You fooled me into thinking you were perfect.
You had me convinced that it was real.
I thought you stood in the sunlight…
But your heart lies in the shadows.
A contest entry
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625 points, ended July 8, 8 entries
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Comments
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Sometimes those secrets can't be kept, even if they are hidden in the shadows. Eventually we will find out and wish we had know sooner. People just aren't always honest. I read this as a poem about a failed relationship, but of course the way you wrote it, it can apply to a great many things.
Good luck in the contest!
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Wow. This is an incredible write. Shadows are things which can hide many things from us some ofwhich we would rather be aware of and others which we wish would stay hidden there forever. Great job and good luck in the contest!!
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Wow
Loads of emotion. Very well written. Lots of good imagery. "your light was artificial, your caring was synthetic." Thank you for entering my contest and best of luck
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