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Self-Portrait in Cliché

Poem. 33rd Rejection.

By Paul StewartPublished 10 months ago 1 min read
Self-Portrait in Cliché
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I wear my shame like a cliché around my neck

I hold aloft my desire like a forced metaphor

My time spent wallowing in the, no not mire

There is an art to writing without it sounding

out in every line as art, and not just

the thoughts of your mind. My shame is my skin

My desire is my sin.

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Paul Stewart

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    Written by Paul Stewart