PORTRAIT

~ marilynjdepaula 
Stately he sits alone
this portrait of a man.
Encased in silver,
yet alive all the same.

Eyes engaging, moving, knowing,
pulling me in from every direction.
Are they filled with humor or pain?

Forever young, his Roman features
attract, though black and white.
Young girls would swoon
from his inspection.

Handsomely he gazes down
at me from above.
His crooked smile is mine,
as are his hopes and dreams.

Are you proud of me now, Dad?

(previously published by Marilyn De Paula on LiteraryMagic.com)

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Published by marilynjdepaula

Marilyn De Paula is a native Chicagoan, currently living in Los Angeles. She is a published poet and has also written several screenplays and short stories and is currently working on her first novel. Follow her on her blog "Everything & Nothing."

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