Camouflage

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  • Confession

    Camouflage

    An intricate deception
    Illusion and mirage
    My lies were a bane to you
    I was like camouflage

    I kept all my sins hidden
    Forgive me if you can
    Just do not compare me to
    An honorable man

    I was a chameleon 
    Thinking I won't get caught
    Changing into someone else
    A man that I was not

    You believed the lies I told
    I broke the golden rule
    How could I hurt those I love?
    Why was I such a fool?

    I continued to play games
    Which was not very smart
    Messing around with your mind
    And then breaking your heart

    I did a lot of damage
    And then I ran away
    Fading into the background
    To everyone's dismay

    I became invisible
    So nobody could see
    Just how ugly I became
    To those aware of me

    My life became one big lie
    Why did I sabotage
    And undermine our friendship?
    I hid in camouflage

    I thought I could get away
    But you took me to task
    When I showed my true colors
    I had to shed my mask

    I thought I could come out clean
    Smell like a rose corsage 
    I have learned the hard way not
    To be like camouflage


     

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    EyesOfRain commented on Camouflage

    09-30-2012

    I don't know if this poem is about you personally or not, but I think it's wonderful how honest this is. Very admirable. It takes a big man to admit that you were wrong, and learn from it. Also your form is very flowing and rhymes well. Nice job!

    Pocahantas commented on Camouflage

    09-28-2012

    So honest. Very good write!

    lisaner commented on Camouflage

    09-28-2012

    I enjoyed this poem a lot! I think the second stanza is especially strong. Good work!

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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