True Colors
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 façade.
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 May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXA AXX BXB CXC DXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 482 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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