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“God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.” William Shakespeare (Hamlet)
Such Deceit
You brood of vipers,
as you writhe and glide
your innocence shines,
not so much in your youthfulness
sleek and supple though you are,
even beautiful you glisten,
no, it is your quiet movements
and the depth of your eyes
that so easily belie
the deadly venom you hide,
you seduced the very first two
succeeding ever since
winning every ballot
with such deceit.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com.
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Wow. Fantastic.
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Thank you so much Kara
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“Snicky-snakes” deceit make!
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Are like that quip – and thank you 🙂
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😀
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
Deceit is a disease of the heart. she’s captured it most pointedly!
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Many thanks
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to whom are you referring? Cesspool of vipers oooh …
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Anyone in public office, slimy lot.
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lol yes they get slimed just by being part of that corrupt system!
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🙂
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Love the opening quote, and your poem is stellar.
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Many thanks 🙂
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Welcome 🙂
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This is how I feel about politicians.
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Exactly so, I can’t find even a few good ones.
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We are all cynics by experience, I think.
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I would agree, once bitten …
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I might have been a slow learner ….bitten a few more times than once.
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Well, sometimes its nice to bite back 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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A stringing poem
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🙂 Stirring
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