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Slippery as a eel
Duplicity a dirty underhanded trick
all the boxes had a tick
just with one exception
for he seemed the perfect catch
the diamond ring that spells commitment
it was just paste: he was so slick
promises of everlasting
painted pictures of such bliss
illusions of true understanding
the one that always would persist
took her flower in the heat of passion
the honey from his lips it dripped
sought for everlasting happiness in desperation
but from her hands, an eel as slippery
grasped emptiness that leaves you miffed
all the boxes had a tick
just with one exception
for he seemed the perfect catch
the diamond ring that spells commitment
it was just paste: he was so slick
promises of everlasting
painted pictures of such bliss
illusions of true understanding
the one that always would persist
took her flower in the heat of passion
the honey from his lips it dripped
sought for everlasting happiness in desperation
but from her hands, an eel as slippery
grasped emptiness that leaves you miffed
Published 15th Aug 2020
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15th Aug 2020 3:58pm
15th Aug 2020 4:55pm
This is such an astute observation, slip. It's not the outside that creates happiness, but the inside alone. So many women are tricked by such because they don't know themselves, and for the most part are afraid of being alone.
Such a sad experience.
Such a sad experience.
15th Aug 2020 7:45pm
i wrote it for the cliche cliche cliche competition not sure if it qualifies or not but thanks for the comments. I would always try to set my pieces so they stand alone as poems not just specific comp entries.
