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 May 2015 Janielle Mainly
Escalus
She said she loved his long hair,
That's why when he went to the hairdresser he got his hair buzzed.
Pick, tweeze, pull, pluck:
   Glance in the mirror for my next tuck.

      Here's a confession: it's a horrible obsession.
         My beauty is no longer in my possession.

I'm manufactured; a walking billboard of cosmetics.
   I'm but skin covered metal and prosthetics.

     Try as I may, reality will never meet my ideal distortions.    
        I no longer know my natural proportions.
My body is clinging desperately to my stomach
Trying to get me to feel the butterflies I felt in your present once more
The pain I feel is no longer the bitterness of love
But the stabbing pain of regret
So let's end this with a smile
This affair with a love that wasn't meant to be
Has to end now
 May 2015 Janielle Mainly
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 May 2015 Janielle Mainly
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Every night I miss you.
You were curious as to what lies in store
But when you started I was more curious about you
You were a natural
A talented and bright person
I was lucky to have taught you
But my luck ran out when you became far away
Never ending high speed chase.
Right after left.
My legs try as they may, but Fear keeps gaining.
There she goes
Auburn hair darkened by rain
A stranger to the streets
A kindred soul to the city
No destination
No end is near
Sky filled with gloom
Yet no bitterness in sight
There she goes
Lost amidst her wandering
She discovered home
i've been drinking lately like there's a message at the end of every bottle
hopping to find one written about how I'll get my life together but it seems like I haven't been drinking enough to get to that message
or maybe the message is to quit while i'm ahead
Poets inscribe sentiments
Inspire by intuitive elements
Which accumulated from existence
In this complex life excites indulgence.

Singers sing out their emotions
Inspire by ardent romantic notions
Which linger in the hearts that beat
With magical feelings that excite heat.

Both poets and singers are articulate
In expressing the intimate human state
Of the complexities yet well-meant phase
Living it up in this world quite perfect maze.
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