A Perfect Circle Made of Black Marker
A perfect circle painted with black marker
Isn’t seemed too much bright yet isn’t that much darker
Than a new concrete road with perfect yellow lines
Or a ticking clock with all the time
A perfect flower vase in a pretty purple pot
Except the petals are withered and left to rot
A perfect school filled with all the smart ones
Except they stare in mirrors with loaded guns
A perfect deck in the backyard
Full of rats hidden underneath with all your discard
Only from the inside are these things darker
Just like a perfect circle made of black marker
About this poem
This poem explains the reality of being “perfect”. Nobody is truly perfect - and this circle represents that fact. People are the circle. Everyone has their secrets, their guilt, and whatever else you may be hiding; but no matter how hard you try to be perfect, you’re still drawn by the ink of a black marker.
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Written on May 10, 2023
Submitted by kasey_lc13 on May 10, 2023
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| Scheme | A A X X B B C C D D A A |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 564 |
| Words | 112 |
| Stanzas | 12 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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