Beauty is the Beast | Teen Ink

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



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 644 comments.


on Mar. 17 2013 at 1:18 am
pulledheartstring, San Jose, California
0 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -- Mahatma Gandhi

Ooh... not everything beautiful is good.

on Mar. 12 2013 at 2:40 am
digyBritt SILVER, Rochester, Washington
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"be in love with your life. Enjoy every minute of it." -Jack Keronae

Title = perfection

on Feb. 16 2013 at 6:03 pm
Gracias1996 SILVER, Bradenton, Florida
6 articles 3 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu

GREAT JOB! I am a new writer, would love if u guys check out my work!! ;)

on Feb. 6 2013 at 2:04 pm
PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
91 articles 18 photos 330 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

This sent shivers down my spine. Good job!

on Jan. 30 2013 at 10:15 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

Mark of the beast... Lol, nice imagery

SpyceChik GOLD said...
on Jan. 9 2013 at 5:06 pm
SpyceChik GOLD, Accra, Other
14 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
If it must be done, it must be done well.

Hi Bridget, just wanted to know, does this poem have any relation to the book of Revelation in the Bible? I would really like to know. Thanks :)

on Jan. 4 2013 at 2:14 pm
TommieLeah GOLD, Lagos, Other
17 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be a first rate edition of yourself, not the second rate edition of another.

where on earth did you get the inspiration?

B.C.S. BRONZE said...
on Jan. 2 2013 at 10:11 am
B.C.S. BRONZE, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
“When someone says you've changed, it's only because you stopped living your life their way.”

"harlot of the hills" That was a good line

on Jan. 1 2013 at 2:45 am
Angel1932 PLATINUM, Antioch, California
33 articles 0 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime" ~ Celine Dion
"If you're going to pray don't worry... if you're going to worry don't pray." ~ Mariah Carey

This is wonderful!! Excellent Job! Im a Fan :)

on Dec. 27 2012 at 8:52 am
BlueSupernova ELITE, Cincinnati, Ohio
103 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Damn it, Ted!"

I think this a very beautiful and well constructed poem. Good job!

on Dec. 27 2012 at 8:51 am
BlueSupernova ELITE, Cincinnati, Ohio
103 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Damn it, Ted!"

I think this is a very beautiful and well constructed poem. Good Job!  

on Dec. 14 2012 at 2:45 pm
FearlessAngel GOLD, Bellevue, Nebraska
10 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Pain is just a simple compromise, so we can get what we want out of it."
~Paramore

Amen.  I second that comment. = P

on Dec. 10 2012 at 11:18 am
lonegirlforever, Fort Wayne, Indiana
0 articles 0 photos 1 comment
i think that this is really cool, amazing writer!!!

on Dec. 8 2012 at 11:45 pm
FauxedTea BRONZE, Denver, Pennsylvania
2 articles 3 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
'We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.' -Andre Berthiaume

Very nice! Keep writing!

on Nov. 4 2012 at 9:17 am
MikaylaT BRONZE, Exeter, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
In that moment, I swear we were infinite.

Love love love this. Provided such a clear image in my head. Great work!

on Oct. 24 2012 at 8:39 am
sullierosex3 BRONZE, Teaneck, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
embrace your flaws, there what makes you unique.

your an amazing writer!

Kavon SILVER said...
on Oct. 18 2012 at 7:34 am
Kavon SILVER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6 articles 2 photos 6 comments
"Harlot of the Hills" love that line.

UnoCinco said...
on Oct. 17 2012 at 1:42 pm
UnoCinco, Kansas City, Missouri
0 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The world belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream."

This poem is pretty cool I love the use of imagery within every line. The way you described this girl's physical features gives me a visual on how beautiful that girl must have been. In addition, I also really liked the way you ended the poem; It's very strong and gets to the point that sometime things are too good to be true.

Misfit95 said...
on Oct. 12 2012 at 7:25 pm
Misfit95, Dover, Ohio
0 articles 0 photos 84 comments
Beautifully written. I love the imagery. :)

on Oct. 3 2012 at 12:53 pm
angiechick526 BRONZE, Jeifoqnh4iqrf3n, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments
tht was cooool XD