Portrait of Flawed Perfection
When the mirror of
life is a gossamer film,
veiling v i n t a g e polaroids that
reflect inner turmoils,
look beyond the electric s p a r k s.
There floats the p i x e l a t e d silver~
hiding s e c r e t s between s c a r r e d crystals,
splattered across ebony-streaked skies…
In the valley of
sprouting darkness,
I’ve found a bronze mirror
framed in mosaic linings
of antique testimonials.
I see through the
seething s e a of lies
that I mask behind Medusa eyes~
adorned with kohl mascara,
and honey gold concealer,
while wishing
I had an e r a s e r
to correct forgotten mistakes;
cluttered calligraphies
carved beneath
sun-kissed skin.
Although candescent shades
of gouache illuminate piercing
edges of yesterday’s
intricate entanglements,
my wistful smiles covered
with ruby rose matte lipstick,
resemble flaming f e a r s
of the inner-child still awake~
healing in sanguine seclusion.
My life is but a memoir
of a mere masquerade~
messy yet m u s i c a l
and I am the creator
of unheard chaos,
painting torment across a
tainted panorama of
distorted truth,
visible through the
psychedelic lens
of photographic
m e m o r i e s
Yet dulcet voices in
my canvas depict
the ringing ruins
streaming
down
my soul,
in silent screams,
only an artist with a
magical brush
can articulate,
to sketch the missing
lines of my life
to align displaced stars
disguising scars.
And I allow my da Vinci
fingers to slowly
sway to the confetti air,
as I rhythmically architect
to redesign rustic dreams
with versatile watercolor.
I d r i z z l e like tender
raindrops into the
warm arms of
the charming Luna,
as silver threads p u l l
the vibrancy of my heart
to be formed as a
feathery art of fluency,
like the throned Mona-Lisa
on the aesthetic gallery
of midnight musings,
archived with
tamed tapestries
through cerulean blue
portrayals in zest.
I still remember
how I’ve appeased
every outburst,
amidst the society that questions,
‘where’s the magic in the madness?’
I’ve rendered my demons
as redefined beauty
through rigorous refinement,
for my perfectly flawed reflection
reveals bruised veins
beneath my amethyst armor.
Whilst I long
for topaz rays
from dusky twilight,
to paint my pain with
a plethora of pastels,
as I’m tired of the smoky tears
clouding the
crystalline mirror
with broken heart-shaped
f o g s of secrets
and uncertainties~
dressing my wounds
in murky metaphors.
Copyright © Ink Empress | Year Posted 2024
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