Delusions Of Grandeur Poem by Wendy Bureau

Delusions Of Grandeur

Rating: 3.8


O' darkened shadow'd silhouette
Concise, precise and wise
Tiptoeing through existence
Draped in translucent disguise

Disguised delusions of grandeur
Mistaken by mistakes
A promised personality
Consumed, eaten by false traits

Traits condemned by society
Cradled by sufficient hands
A turning point, a milestone?
An unjust act, no reprimand

Reprimand, reprehend or represent
To whom, or what, and why?
My confusion, postpartum delusion
Concealed, unrevealed a silent cry

Cry upon dead and deafened ears
Like Braille without fingertips
Exhaustion spills from tear ducts
Whilst red wine, my mouth, it sips

Sipping, savagely swallowing
Gluttony, a deadly sin
Repulsive, repugnant puking
Luscious lips, curled in grin

O' darkened shadow'd silhouette
Concise, precise and wise
Reveal unto me your secrets
Shed your skin disguise

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chitra - 14 July 2008

lucid flow, nice work

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Greenwolfe 1962 17 June 2008

This is a very, very good poem with great rhythm and rhyme. I don't say that much. I gave it a 9 because some people might not fully grasp its meaning. To transmit meaning without obscurity seems like something that so many either have a hard time doing or they just don't believe they should. I shall argue to my dying breath that they should. Because, if they don't, they run the real risk that they will leave nothing behind. Is there a worse fate for an artist? I think not. Greenwolfe 1962

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Bob Gibson 17 June 2008

A brilliant poem, it flows so freely, thank you!

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