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Modern Day Mona Lisa
By Elle Amore
His anguish is obvious.
He lies on the couch and I can see
he is torn.
Two choices ahead; and only one clear answer.
The
right one, the obvious one.
His eyes are full of pain and conflict,
as if no good can come from anything.
Until our eyes meet.
He puts on a smile to hide the fact that we know we're both on borrowed
time.
He holds the obvious choice, the one he made long ago, in
his hands.
And yet, here he stays, watching me so intensely I can see him over the edge of my pages.
I feel his stare burning into me. As he jokes about the 'Modern Day Mona Lisa' he believes I'm creating. I pour out feelings he can never see.
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Copyright 2013 Elle Amore
Published on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
Older piece I found. Slowly collecting them all here.Comments on "Modern Day Mona Lisa"
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A former member wrote:
... New Favorite. It's very rare for me to even click on a new poets writing until they've established some "Site" time. This blew me away. "Borrowed time" especially. It takes me back to ... places. And people. Thank you.
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On Wednesday, January 9, 2013, Elle Amore
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wrote:
I'm speechless! Which for me is a rarity! Many thanks for taking time to read this
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On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, dwells
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Wondering if he became an "older piece" as well, and I know that look - cheers and welcome to DP!
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