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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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on Jul. 18 2011 at 1:02 pm
Angie.Hudak GOLD, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Hope for the best, expect the worst."
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." -Bob Marley

Totally in love with this. Caught my attention and held it! Such good writing[:

on Jul. 16 2011 at 3:49 pm
Laura_Oliver GOLD, Manchester, Connecticut
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Let me guess--vampires? But this is excellent... "Twilight Caliber"!!!

If you get a chance, check out my poem, "True Colors" and leave some feedback! (^_^)


inkers GOLD said...
on Jul. 8 2011 at 5:20 pm
inkers GOLD, Midland, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"And the lamplight gloating o'er him threw his shadow on the floor... and my soul from out that shadow... shall be lifted, nevermore!" - Poe

This is pretty good! <3

Maria09 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 8 2011 at 3:22 pm
Maria09 BRONZE, East ST. Louis, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"The hardest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom"

So unconventional, so creative. I love it

on Jul. 8 2011 at 3:07 pm
KristinHopkins8 SILVER, Aspen, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die"

i love the clever title! that's what really drew me in to read it from curiosity

on Jun. 30 2011 at 2:02 am
BellelaVie SILVER, Fairbanks, Alaska
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I'm sure you are :)

Samlu PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 22 2011 at 4:06 am
Samlu PLATINUM, MPLS, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
close mouth don't get feed

that was a great poem

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on Jun. 19 2011 at 5:56 am
Mad13658 GOLD, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"You've got to love what's lovable, and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference."
- Robert Frost

This was really good.

on Jun. 16 2011 at 7:52 am
K.M.S.Shear BRONZE, Cherokee, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Some people think writing is a waist of their time. For me it’s a way to draw an image of myself through the painting of words."

great poem

on Jun. 12 2011 at 4:31 pm
Angel_Williams BRONZE, Alton, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"The silence scares me cuz screams the truth" - P!nk

I love this peom!!! wow i feel so happy to know my work is on here with people as good as you :)

on Jun. 5 2011 at 5:18 pm
AmandaGrace BRONZE, Lillyyyy, Mississippi
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beautiful!!!!!!!wish i was this amazingg

Angelic_Rose said...
on May. 31 2011 at 1:35 pm
Angelic_Rose, Cottonwood, California
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Favorite Quote:
"What's meant to be, will find its way".

Marvalous! :)

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on May. 29 2011 at 3:39 pm
annabol BRONZE, Leinster, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative" Oscar Wilde

Beautifully written, mysterious with an edge of danger to it, just like the subject. Really brilliant job!!:D

on May. 25 2011 at 2:47 pm
PrincessDarkness BRONZE, Masury, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
Beautiful Worlds Have Ugly Truths

This is great  it's wonderful.

free_bird21 said...
on May. 25 2011 at 11:10 am
free_bird21, Decatur, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
What kills us makes us stronger.

i love the use of language, like something you would hear in the classics, with an air of mystery and expressiveness, and fluency. keep up with the nice work!

on May. 25 2011 at 9:00 am
beautifulxdisaster GOLD, Parma, Ohio
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this is really good

 


on May. 25 2011 at 9:00 am
beautifulxdisaster GOLD, Parma, Ohio
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his is really really good!

on May. 19 2011 at 7:07 pm
TolkienLewisWhitman BRONZE, Millersburg, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"All of my posessions for a moment of time." ~ Queen Elizabeth I

Wonderful! I love how you placed your sentences and stanzas. I will ask though, why did you put a period on the first line, and not the others? Did you do this on purpose, or was it an accident?

on May. 18 2011 at 9:40 pm
Kat4ever333 GOLD, Orange, California
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Favorite Quote:
I make dark things beautiful and beautiful things dark!
-Kerli I.L.U

wow... that was amazing

renni SILVER said...
on May. 6 2011 at 5:04 pm
renni SILVER, Crete, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Sometimes, that girl who seems so strong, who never lets what people say bother her, who smiles and laughs with her friends all the time, is really the girl who, deep down, is falling to pieces.

this was so great !! i loved it, keep it up :)