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Letter to Individuality MAG
Individuality, dearest one,
What has become of you?
You are a flower so rare in this “modern” world.
Pray tell, were you hiding from the world again,
With Chivalry and Dignity, your secret friends?
It’s sad, the world without you.
Did you hear Hope is lost,
And Purity was taken?
What has happened to Forgiveness, you ask?
You’d best not know.
Chaos bullies Innocence,
And Sin rules supreme.
And poor Love and Romance,
The sisters are no more.
My dearest neighbors went away,
And Lust has moved next door.
And Imagination
Was run over by the band wagon.
And Faith, her fate worse than death –
The world believes her irrelevant.
Please, before more are taken,
Save the world, for it is shaken,
Teach us to think for ourselves,
So the Virtues may return.
Always yours,
Emily
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i really like this!! i like the personification, and the way you describe the fate of all of the virtues once held sacred. my favorite part is the stanza about purity and forgiveness and such. its just so perfectly explained. the only two things that seem out of place are the part with modern in quotes, that just seems odd, like it could be phrased better. and the second one is individuality... i like the premise, but how does that have to do with the virtues? maybe im was just missing it.
but either way this is an exceptionally writen poem. ill be looking for your books of poetry in stores in a few years ;)
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