If only,
I could find a crack in that canvas,
Pry it apart
Peer through,
And see the other painting
I know must be there,
The painting that has to be more real
Than the one in the gallery,
The one you painted,
That deft piece of forgery,
The painting that everyone passes by.
If only
I could find a crack
In that canvas
On which you painted my portrait,
Maybe someone would stop and take notice.
Mar 17, 2018
Mar 17, 2018 at 11:51 PM UTC
If only,
I could find a crack in that canvas,
Pry it apart
Peer through,
And see the other painting
I know must be there,
The painting that has to be more real
Than the one in the gallery,
The one you painted,
That deft piece of forgery,
The painting that everyone passes by.
If only
I could find a crack
In that canvas
On which you painted my portrait,
Maybe someone would stop and take notice.
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