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Friday, May 31, 2019

A Transmogrification

They say practice makes perfect.
That one day,
If I struggle enough,
Sweat enough,
Strain enough,


That "shining success"
will materialize,
Siphoning through
My pencil,
Turning the wilted,
White sheet,
Into a worthy exposition.


But is perfection attainable?
Or, am I a slave to my delusions?
Does pain only buttress
False hope?


When my wrist screams
and my fingers seize,
Am I good enough?
No.


Five frantic hours
of practice makes perfect.
A grotesque obsession,
Consuming my soul.


But my efforts go
unnoticed.


I am left hunch-backed.
My cement claws crumbling,
A glimmer now disguised
as a monster.


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1 comment:

  1. The imagery you used illustrated a brilliant picture of your emotions, and the way you tied it all together in the end with turning into a monster was well integrated and described.

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