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Beauty is the Beast MAG

By Anonymous

Her skin, butter-cream by day, turns translucent by night.
Her hair, ebony black, shimmers like the night sky
But only to deceive those she encounters
Her lips, stained crimson from her victims
Eyes piercing blue, penetrating those who make contact with them
Her corpse, deemed immaculate by those she lures into her trap
She is the deceiver, the harlot of the hills
But cleverly disguised
The mark of the beast lies in her hands



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youngbuck781 said...
on Jan. 4 2010 at 9:01 am
Wasn't feeling it.

rawr5 said...
on Jan. 4 2010 at 7:35 am
wow,i LOVE this. you are an amazing writer!!!!!!!

keep writing.i can't wait to read more:)

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on Jan. 3 2010 at 11:13 am
musiclover114 SILVER, Woodstock, Georgia
7 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

born an original, why die a copy?

Wow. i'm totally speechless it's so deep and just amazing!!!!!

on Jan. 1 2010 at 4:23 pm
ShernayB. DIAMOND, Southfield, Michigan
62 articles 1 photo 881 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Some things will never change"---Tupac

I loved this. Very deep and intriguing

on Jan. 1 2010 at 2:27 pm
Your_Guardian_Angel PLATINUM, Clermont, Florida
26 articles 5 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have great confidence in fools, my friends call it self-confidence."

i love this :) it reminds me of the Harlot of Babylon in the Bible or maybe even a female vampire.

......... said...
on Dec. 31 2009 at 4:17 pm
........., G, Minnesota
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MuseFly, I agree whole-heartedly.

on Dec. 31 2009 at 11:05 am
BeckoningLovely GOLD, Wilmington, Delaware
15 articles 1 photo 106 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I think our favorite quotes say more about us than the people we are quoting," John Green

Hi! I adored this poem but I have one suggestion- it happens everytime I read something.

Instead of "turns translucent" I thought of "fades to translucent" I know, I'm weird, but I loved the whole poem and the concept is brilliant!

on Dec. 30 2009 at 1:06 pm
D..j.. PLATINUM, Clifton, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is not what you are or how much you own, but who you are.

i loved ur poem. it was dark and elaborate and had a great moral. please check out some of my poems if u get a chance. thanks!

zman1 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 28 2009 at 11:03 am
zman1 PLATINUM, Bethesda, Maryland
45 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.

Well done. What inspired you to write this?

on Dec. 27 2009 at 6:45 pm
Eesha-charyya SILVER, KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii
8 articles 11 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
If she's AMAZING, she won't be EASY. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's WORTH it, YOU won't give up. If you give up, you're NOT worthy... Truth is, EVERYONE is going to HURT you; YOU just got to find the ones worth SUFFERING for -Bob Marley

wow. omg im speechless, is this about vampires? B-cuz it kind of sounds lyke it. while i was reading this in my mind i was lyke picturing it all. awesome job! keep up the good work

on Dec. 25 2009 at 11:12 pm
Bingpong BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
4 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Is it about vampire? If so, it's really good. If not, it's still good.

NotThatGirl said...
on Dec. 24 2009 at 7:31 pm
This really paints a dark picture, so invigorating!

on Dec. 22 2009 at 12:09 pm
HurtTiger SILVER, Jacksonville, Florida
9 articles 2 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind.
No risk, no reward

dag...u know u guys make me sooo mad with this amazing writing that i can't even respond to without saying "speechless"! can somebody please post something less amazing so i can have something to say? Keep writiing please:-)

JennaBeth said...
on Dec. 20 2009 at 3:44 am
JennaBeth, Morrison, Oklahoma
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I think this is a great poem! You should write more. :-)

Ridelova101 said...
on Dec. 17 2009 at 7:11 pm
I Love it!

on Dec. 16 2009 at 7:45 pm
...PensiveGurl... PLATINUM, Aurora, Colorado
20 articles 0 photos 267 comments

Favorite Quote:
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it- Neil Gaiman.
Who are you to be who you are?-Le'Na Pernell

So Deep! Yeah! Love it! >.<

melina BRONZE said...
on Dec. 14 2009 at 9:56 pm
melina BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
4 articles 1 photo 8 comments
wow. this is a really good poem. you should check out my poems. they just got posted and i need comments and stuff :) thanks for the great read

on Dec. 14 2009 at 3:44 pm
snowdrop SILVER, Union Grove, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
There's no denying the wild horse in us.
Virginia Woolf

this poem is aweome!

AlbertP BRONZE said...
on Dec. 13 2009 at 8:29 pm
AlbertP BRONZE, Long Beach, California
1 article 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a human beeeeeeing."
"Be young. Be dope. Be proud."

aha, who doesn't like a bit of dark humor?

on Dec. 13 2009 at 6:45 pm
iAmTheStardust PLATINUM, Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
36 articles 1 photo 94 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The prettiest flowers grow in the biggest pile of manure."

well done! keep it up... i loved this poem!