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Purity Facade

People see my smile and think:
“What a beautiful “nice” young woman”
But my smile is just my shroud
Inside my heart I’m dying slow
Tired of keeping up score
Do they know that when I’m all alone
The shameful, sin filled thoughts are known?

Chorus
I put on a face outside
Hoping they can’t see through me
See that that everything I am is really just a lie I’ve told
I wanna keep the world at bay
To keep up what I portray
My purity façade

They think I never take a drink
But God knows that isn’t true
I took a drink the night before
It almost cost my fortune
For if he knew the things I’d done
He probably wouldn’t have said ‘I do’




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Lilacs_Smell_WonnerfulThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Sept. 3, 2010 at 3:00 pm:

I really like this, it is so relatable. Great job getting your point across.

-Lilac

 
optimisticpessimist replied...
Sept. 3, 2010 at 5:12 pm :
Thank you! Your comment is musch appreciated :)
 
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DifferentTeenThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Aug. 3, 2010 at 2:10 pm:

This was amazing, keep it up!

Could you check out some of my work?

 
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MelanieLouise This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:56 pm:
great work :) amazing. check out my work if you get the chance Keep Writing, Mel
 
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LexieMonster said...
Jul. 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm:
this is amazing
 
optimisticpessimist replied...
Jul. 27, 2010 at 6:01 pm :
Thank you so much!
 
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renni said...
Jul. 27, 2010 at 10:40 am:
this is good keep it up :)
 
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wild18 said...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 5:45 pm:
this is really good, your have talent :) 
 
optimisticpessimist replied...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 6:11 pm :
Thank you! You do too
 
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Danica said...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 11:38 am:
This is really good.  Having read the Great Gatsby, it totally makes sense :)      If you have the chance, will you comment on some of my work? Thanks!
 
optimisticpessimist replied...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 6:09 pm :
Thank you! I really love your work also.
 
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