She dressed herself in the finest words
overheard in conversations
detailed attractions
and distractions;
the famed game
of ill fitted, often pitted rules.
She beheld
a dream scene princess
clearer in the mirror
of beauty lies within:
manipulated monitor’s
self proclaimed world,
manuscripts,
clip to clip profiles.
And the E-mails sailed
like insults over innuendos
out school bus windows.
She filtered through the crass and crude;
she whittled down dominant daddies
and cast aside submissive self servants;
she dreamt of a man
heaven-sent
to storm this ugly castle,
drawn curtains
and putrid tassels
bury the treasure,
inhabitations and ambitions,
temptations and salvations,
all the pleasures unspent within.
She answered a few,
danced
a superficial romance
and met him in the familiar
two step back confrontation;
“you‘re not…”,
“no, I‘m not.”
She closed her eyes
undisguised beside him
and hoped he would
remain the same tomorrow.
A contest entry
- Round Two... by islekine.
1000 points, ended November 17, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I love the message...
and the rhyme and flow...well penned! you did make me think...and that is what I asked for! Thanks for a great entry...
Best wishes in the contest and always!
Write on and on...
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I am pleased to have the chance to write and have my words well received. I thank you kindly and look forward to round three.
ken
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Nice form and flow here. I like the unusual rhyme schemes in this piece. It gives it that uniqueness all poets seek. Good-Luck1
lilangel'snemesis
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And through it all they remained, hopefully with the possiblity of change. I love the internal and end line rhymes. Sometimes it takes all that you have mentioned for love to blossom, less the "lies" of course. Some will go to whatever extreme necessary to get what they want. Hope she realizes that to be herself is the best person to be... Excelent poetry dear friend. I wish you welll in the contest.
Much Love Always ♥
Renee
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My goodness, this flaunts such a sad situation and yet, a resolution that seems to have found a happier ending as he accepts her for her true self.
It has come to this then, with so many. Beauty truly does lie within. and finding out that it is good enough for anyone is the real gift. Well done. ~Pamela
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Wow.. this is really interesting. The words you chose and how you arranged them makes this interesting and very artistic. It also leaves open for interpretation on the readers part. I especailly liked
she dreamt of a man
heaven-sent
to storm this ugly castle
and the beginning
She beheld
a dream scene princess
clearer in the mirror
of beauty lies within:
classic. Great poem and good luck in the contest!
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