Cracked Mirrors Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ STUV| We re all just cracked mirrors | A |
| Pretending our reflections are whole | B |
| Throwing stones from glass temples | C |
| Blind to the shatter in our own soul | B |
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| We shame the fire in others hearts | D |
| While choking on smoke we hide within | E |
| Deal in drugs and damn the drunk | F |
| Condemn the flesh but nurse our sin | E |
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| We gossip sharp with serpent tongues | G |
| Then cry when we are torn apart | H |
| We preach of peace denounce the hate | I |
| Yet tribal lines divide our heart | H |
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| We scorn the racist yet embrace | J |
| The tribal pride that fuels our war | K |
| We dress our guilt in silken words | L |
| And call it virtue we adore | K |
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| What gall what gloss what bold deceit | M |
| To crown ourselves as saints of dust | N |
| Who are we but fading breath | O |
| Still drunk on power pride and lust | N |
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| We bleed the same corrupted red | P |
| Yet some parade it some conceal | Q |
| A theater masked in moral robes | R |
| Where sin in costume seems ideal | Q |
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| What a trick | S |
| What a tale | T |
| What a performance we compose | U |
| A goddamn lie in noble clothes | V |
Gilbert Sordebabari
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