Silly Girl

Seething sounds of laughter,
escape her soft, gentle lips –
Teasing trickery thereafter,
as her beauty abruptly slips.

Vainly seeking redemption,
now lost within a cruel night – 
insecurely pursuing an answer,
deeply  buried within delight.

Exposing uncertain secrets,
once submerged within a tide – 
projecting strength and purity,
her weakness she tries to hide.

Vanity consumes her visions,
devouring her foolish dreams – 
succumbing to the realization,
life is not all what it seems.

What a silly, naïve child she is,
believing there’s good in all you see….
What an embarrassment to her vanity,
that silly, naïve child inside of me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Inka Avatar
February 8, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Thoughtful write, enlightening introspection. Seeing these things in ourselves is surely the first step in putting them behind us. Well done! Joe
Stiles Avatar
September 13, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Thanks so much Joe!
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