The Chameleon



I am the pretender,
I pretend to be many things that I am not,
I cry within my laughs,
And frown within my smiles;
My eyes lie with shades of green,
I don't mean to pretend, but the thought of
Someone someday knowing, makes me hide.

About this poem

I wrote this a while ago when I felt like I had to hide how I really felt. I put on a happy face when I actually felt sad.

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Submitted by Dreamer01 on February 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 235
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

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