Again and again
A kiss exchanged for a piece of me
Steadily fading away
Vanishing into the mouths of men
They care nothing for me
Nor I for them

Bows in my hair
Clothes donned with care
Tears swept aside
So much effort lost
To the inattentive eye

I’m a fragile package
Patched with care
Chipped and ragged
A state of disrepair, despair

Numbed from repetition
Baited. Hooked. Released.
Lost to my worth
Played for gratification

The lies
Expectations
Distortions of half-truths
I bought them all

Run ragged
Through Runway
Mere shades of Beauty
Led me to fall

Feeling ******, yet finally
Learning slowly
The meaning of
For Who I am

Searching for the One
Who accepts this gift fully
I found myself as I was received
The Giver, He gifted me