Refrain (n.) - a much repeated saying or idea.
An echo resonates with the clarity
Found in the haze of inveiglement.
Original ballads of a refined form are rare;
Plagiarism echoes some early majesty.
The melody of the refrain is enticing, invoking,
A provocation of mistrust birthed only in such a tone
Of rhythm and texture, of crests and falls:
A cresting chorus of screams, a trust that falls.
A certain type of poetry is conjured in your voice.
The words are so comforting and abundant,
A false pretence of one's heart.
Like the greatest of ancient philosophers,
To each new ear that tale is retold, reborn.
Re-imagination enriches a new soul in all that it seeks to find
And when the story was first told, no doubt, you crafted a masterpiece
But today your refrains are meaningless, vague repetitions;
They are an elegy for the heart you wish to revive.
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