You can cover up in
Glitter make-up
Fancy up-does
Too-tight dresses
Plastic smiles
But the truth can [will] break
Every bond holding it back
It's stronger than you
Biting the sparkles off
Laid carefully
For loves' pretend embrace?
Failed sadly
Dressed in depressions' blue
Your broken soul knows no sanctuaries.
Author notes
Pic credit to Seafariy of deviantart.
(Note: Words with hyphons in between = 1 word)
A contest entry
- Picture Prompt #2 - Quickie by marlene47.
600 points, ended May 14, 2008, 11 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Nice take on prompt... the masquerade. Then the truth comes through - very strong statement and will organized.
Thank you for your entry.
Marlene
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