True Color
Covered by cosmetic art
is a tattled taint.
The true color of a heart
drizzles through thin paint.
Obscured by fantastic find
is a crackled clod.
The true color of a mind
mizzles through fatade.
Clouded by galactic blame
is a thundered thrash.
The true color of a frame
sprinkles through fake flash.
Concealed by traumatic trace
is a speckled stain.
The true color of a face
fizzles through refrain.
Shrouded by gigantic goal
is a sampled size.
The true color of a soul
sizzles through disguise.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCACADEDEFGFGHIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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