Sardonic

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Sandra,

Thanks for your comments. I'll try and answer some of your questions.

"Your triple use of the word sardonic in just 2 lines plays it out a bit, but overall I like this one."

The repetitive use of sardonic is for comedic effect, this were a serious poem I would agree with you. almost to be read as though one has discovered some sort of stickiness on their hand that someone else has pointed out and are trying to come to terms with it. Like my god, I've goop on my hand and thigh, and some above my eye, was this gloop hanging someplace and I just walked by?
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I'm not sure I like this line
thinking my intellect far above my brother’s?

Doesn't derision; mocking, and cynicalness start with conceit?
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–Erthona

It's not that. It's the use of words, particularly "contemptuous"