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Putting On Makeup

I woke up this morning and found my face was not my own that person in the mirror wasn't the girl I'd come to know. I wore a stranger’s face and had to turn my eyes away need to put on that makeup now so no one else would know today. I picked up the lipstick, paint on a perfect smile pull on mascara and eye liner hide the tear tracks now, they've been a while. Powder the face, hide the pale color and those dark circles under her eyes eye shadow up above to where the bruises might show through. Make sure the smile painted hides the blood upon the lips where you kept on accepting the lies and their biting kiss. Face her again she smiles in her knowing all those secrets you may hide she is gladly showing.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 4/7/2010 9:41:00 PM
This poem is amazing my dear, I have found myself feeling this way time and time again. You have a way with words <3 Yeah you got me to join, as soon as I can remember how to write again lol I will post something. Amazing stuff you have hear hun =)
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Date: 4/3/2010 8:45:00 PM
Madison, this is exceptional writing. It almost reads like free verse.I like it very much. A fav for this gem. LUv, andrea
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