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BEAUTY & THE BEAST (acrostic)

by Anne Engelen

All these years couldnÂ’t

Level out the

Lodged lies her brain harboured

 

Ignoble insults

Nailed some revolting colours to her mast

 

Obtrusive obsessions, deceptive

Nouveau-richness to her brain

Excavated most of her self-esteem

 

Plenary pornography of

A crushed soul, her

Chanted swan-song put the

Kibosh on her

Acknowledged beauty under a

GremlinÂ’s guise

Entombed

05/28/2004

Posted on 05/28/2004
Copyright © 2024 Anne Engelen

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Bruce W Niedt on 05/28/04 at 11:27 PM

Very well done, Anne - a succinct and vivid portrait of a damaged self-image - the inner conflict is evident here - clever use of the acrostic form.... d:-)

Posted by JD Clay on 05/29/04 at 02:19 PM

This is one of the finest acrostic poems I've ever read, Anne. It's like flicking the bathroon light on and catching your true self staring back at you in the mirror. Nicely done! Pe4ce...

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/31/04 at 04:38 PM

Eclectic imaginative...unexpected collection of words adding up to the whole. Nice read to brighten a Monday workday. Tx Anne!

Posted by Karl Waldbauer on 06/01/04 at 05:30 AM

Not at all forced, great flow, and cleverly tragic. I really like this one, Anne.

Posted by Graeme Fielden on 06/01/04 at 12:20 PM

A very clever acrostic Anne...your words glide so easily that it's easy to forget it's form - well done! :)

Posted by Rula Shin on 06/01/04 at 09:15 PM

This rocks Anne! Especially, "Aknowledged beauty under a Gremlin’s guise Entombed" - very well done, wonderful flow, and captivating imagery of this tragically all too frequent dichotomy of external beauty versus internal essence...great read :-)

Posted by Paganini Jones on 06/01/04 at 10:25 PM

In my experience the difficulty most people have with accrostics seems to be making the line breaks happen in the poetically as well as formally right place, ie not only following the rules but creating a satisfying poem. You have the nack of making it seem a natural and easy skill!

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