Prisms



In the canvas of existence, shades unfold,
As reality's tale is by perception told.
A prism of hues in each minds gaze,
Shape the world through a subjective maze.

Perception's palette is a magickal art,
As it tints the mundane by its subtle part.
In every interaction of every kind,
A symphony of colors to perception binds.

The sun dips low on the horizon's rim,
Painting skies with hues that brim
As each observer holds a unique lens,
And sees the canvas as their own truth portends.

Through the looking glass of individual eyes,
Reality assumes many a different guise
A kaleidoscope of stories untold,
As perceptions sculpt countless worlds to behold.

About this poem

I change your perception you change your life. Perception does not define who we are, but it does define where we are limited, and where we are not yet free. -Georgi Y. Johnson.

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Written on December 13, 2023

Submitted by veilofsighs on December 14, 2023

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Scheme AABB CCXX DDXX EEAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 657
Words 128
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Meighan Leigh Freiling

Meighan is a poet living in the world. She earned a PHD in psychology but never lost her love of words. She has been published in The Green Heart Call, Word Riot and has one chapbook entitled Gravity. more…

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