Poem - 24 September 2018, 12:42

Overpriced

Love is a circus
That we pay over
The odds to enter
The tent
And watch in
Cold disappointment then
Forget how bad the
Show was and
Pay for it again
The next time
It drives into town with
Posters of false promises.

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Angel24 September 2018, 13:11

Cool poetry angel

Emily Coplestone24 September 2018, 14:22

I really love the use of metaphors in this ?

Jessica Wardley25 September 2018, 01:23

Thanks!

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