My Cocoon

I wrapped myself in veils of lilac
Beauty hid my flawed skin
Slowly they peeled back my layers 
Revealing my imperfections again
My arms reek of blood
From scratches self-induced
Scars and bruises around my elbow
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Brown Avatar
August 2, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Gwen. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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August 2, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Gwen, Good luck! Congratulations on your poem's capture of the first round. Agape, Moses
Austin Avatar
July 27, 2011 at 11:05 AM
"Scars and bruises around my elbow," Says a lot. I like the mystery here. Says a bunch without saying too much. Congrats on the selection. daver
Brown Avatar
July 25, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Gwen. Love, Carol
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December 31, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Gwen, congrats on your featured poem of the week. Hope you are enjoying the new year. May you be blessed with a wonderful & joyful New Year! Take care*Luv~SKAT
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December 28, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Congrats on having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup home page this week. Please keep your creative caps on, let your poetry pen keep painting your poetry pads with colors of creativity. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a wonderful week ahead. Love always, Adeleke
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December 27, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Short, but very sweetly descriptive with good rhymes. This was a good choice for poems of the week.
Brown Avatar
December 27, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup Gwen. Love, Carol
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December 24, 2010 at 2:38 AM
i love trhis piece my firend thank you for sharing this wonderful poem with me
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