-a shell-

A jubilant smile had she. Publicly sunny, Affable her presence. Pure her uncanny eyes were. Flawless was her name among folks. In murky light a honed skill had she adorned. A shell variegated her body enhancing her crimson forsaken soul. She would not stem it. she would keep it as a proof of her Corporality. To mourn was not proper. she had to be perfect for them. Suppressed her art must be. No one was meant to know her blotch.