Doublet

a mask
a charade
a facade of great proportion
you hide behind such grandiose contortion

 

alone
abandoned
a barren heart self annihilated
a tattered genius so complicated

 

warmth
fear
a nexus combining my heart
an amalgam driven apart

 

loss
gain
forever adjoined doublet
enduringly kept at bay

Reviews

[GamingGal]

Pros: I miss seeing poems like these, poems with an immense vocabulary and can express their ideas in few lines and words. I like the brevity of this one. It keeps things to the point and keeps us focused without getting off-track.

Cons: None.

Overall: A good poem that was a breath of fresh air, despite the twinge of sorrow it leaves behind.

[Kelley]

Great poem Margaret!

[Jenny Nelson]

Excellent piece. Love the flow of the poem... little intensity and then a sad revelation. Clever with great description that really has such a sad and resigned feel to it.

[{A}shley {B}lack @-;-]

Loved this piece I attempted something like this you should have a look if you haven't already I love the way you describe your feelings and again the vocabulary and vastness of your words amazes me well done keep them coming

[OT]

ooo this was brilliant!! great vocabulary and I like the clipped sentences as the stanzas build!! very nice work!

[MuSe Ampoule]

Creative work. I love how the singular words were used followed by a couplet. Very nice.
"warmth
fear
a nexus combining my heart
an amalgam driven apart"

[Moflo]

The format is very creative, and I think it makes the poem work really well. This is a great write, nice job.

[D S Rollins]

I love the punchiness of the first two words before the phrases that follow. Really nice.