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Unknown Reality

November 5, 2011
By LifeIsPoetry PLATINUM, Kapowsin, Washington
LifeIsPoetry PLATINUM, Kapowsin, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."
– Mother Teresa


She comes home
Hair tied up
Glasses instead of contacts
Make-up washed away
Tight clothing removed
Sweats pulled on
Heels kicked off
Now unrecognizable
Headphones blaring
Pen scrawling across a journal
Tears slipping down her face
As she tries to hold herself together
Alone
She allows her true self to show
For the first time today


The author's comments:
The "perfection" we see is only skin-deep...

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on Dec. 10 2011 at 6:20 am
youngspeare BRONZE, Nairobi, Other
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Favorite Quote:
We wouldn't ask a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals; in turn we'd all celebrate its tenacity, we'd all love tz will to reach the sun well we are the roses n these are my damaged petals don't ask me why thank God and ask me how

There's so much truth in this poem and that's basically why I like it. Keep posting :) p.s i love what you said in your description- perfection truly is only skin-deep :) 
Check out my poem "Ghosts of the Past" and rate/comment? Would really appreciate it.