Inheritance

By Parson Thru
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I caught him last night
In that sideways glance
Half-smiling recognition
Of self and situation
Life’s tragedy
And comedy
Shame he never shared
What he saw
But I can guess
I don’t know how they managed
All those years
Chalk and cheese
Silent contemplation
And his sidekick running-commentary
He lives through idiosyncrasies
Immortalised in mannerisms
Inheritance
Fight it all you like
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Simply wonderful.
Simply wonderful.
Yasemin Balandi
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Yes,
not obvious, certainly layered - and thought provoking. Good use of the opposites in conjunction and the occasional alliteration, all the while making it look effortless.
Very good indeed.
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