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Underneath
May 26, 2014
The lovely casing,
so carefully applied,
is coming off.
Ruffles and lacing,
hiding that she lied;
uncomfortable cough.
Covered in designs,
meant to catch your eye,
it disappeared.
Dirty looks were signs,
She was very sly,
anger appeared.
Underneath is black,
sorrow, hurt and pain;
bitterness concealed.
She tries to put it back,
to hide that stain:
hatred revealed.
© Elizabeth H., San Bernardino, CA
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___averylynn_____ SILVER said...
on Aug. 7 2014 at 11:08 pm
I don't know why people don't understand. I got it. Right off the bat. From the title, even. I know that casing. I used to wear it alot. An inch deep of makeup. It makes sense. Everyone wants to hide thier pain and flaws somehow. We all hide behind some barriers.
Alright - I'm not smart enough to figure this out, but I do know that I like it. If you could explain it a little bit.....like, "the lovely casing" - casing of what? Sorry, a little slow today :P However, I do like your word choice here ("ruffles and lacing" is such pretty imagery), and the emotion behind it is great. 5/5 :)
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