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moriah_inlondon

Poem

Apr 07, 2006 00:43

The Dilution of Revlon #5: A Confession

Deceit in a tan glass bottle--
Deception on a white foam wedge:

A face applied with
       clumsy fingertips
Dabs of artifice smeared together into
       uniformity.

Nightly she strips the mask:
       A ritual of honesty.
Dove soap loosens liquid foundation.
       Her fallen facade
streams down the porcelain sink
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moriah_inlondon April 7 2006, 06:20:24 UTC

Thanks for taking me seriously. I knew I could count on you.

xdaedalus April 7 2006, 06:28:11 UTC

I am taking you seriously, I really did like it. I was just trying to be funny.

moriah_inlondon April 7 2006, 15:48:08 UTC

Actually, it was funny. I was just in a bad mood. Funny you said that about writing a new line...that was basically the first line of a different poem I sort of wrote as a draft for this one. But I will caution you not to read the poem's speaker as the same as the writer. Barilla wouldn't like that analysis style...