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Snow White

 
 
And it comes
To this point
And I ask
What am I
And I stare 
In the mirror
And though
It's not broken
Or even shattered
There are cracks
And amongst the 
Tiny broken 
Webs of glass
I see 
Different parts of 
Me
Staring back
Sometimes confused
Sometimes amazed
Mainly bewildered
And in the shadows
In the very 
Corners
The wood becomes
A forest
Twisting its roots
Through 
The essence 
Of my life
And half eaten 
Apples
Lay rotting
In their possible 
Poison
And I wonder
Whether it's a 
Fairytale 
Or a jungle
And whether 
I can hear 
Drums beating
Or it's just
My heart
Waiting
To explode

◄ Sometimes

Tricks of the mind ►

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 12th Nov 2014 20:45

Very effective indeed. He twists his ideas and words like skeins of wool off a loom, always with substance, tough and soft at the same time.

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