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The Man Behind the Curtain
The Man Behind the Curtain

And I, silent and gloomy as I am,
would have an even darker side,
to be aired abroad, I don’t think so,
the pivotal word in Mark Twain’s quote
being that single “never.”

Darkness is dispelled by light,
secrets the stuff of gossip.
Who’d make a liar of Sam Clemens?


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 11.09.21
Prompt: "EVERYONE IS A MOON, AND HAS A DARK SIDE WHICH HE NEVER SHOWS TO ANYBODY." - Mark Twain.
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