Challenge
kaleidoscope
Your interpretation…poetry only.
Mystery, Mystery
The doctor was joyful
My mother's new hope
They pulled me from blood
And pronounced me "kaleidoscope."
Capsule of beauty
Object of stares
My pieces distorted
And nobody cares
For if I'm to be lovely
I must be concealed
The mundane mechanics
Cannot be revealed
Mystery, mystery
That's all you view
You refuse to see less
Than a plaything for you
So twist me and turn me
To fit your desires
I will be glitter
And gemstones and fire
This mystery disqualifies me from power
But mystery hungers you 'til you devour
Kaleidoscope woman, irrational blur
You won't change the lens, and you'll never know her.
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