Unparalleled beauty,
a reflection in the mirror.
To the world's inattentive eye,
it couldn't be clearer.
Smiling, she shone,
her appearance alluring.
At first glance, she was gorgeous,
beauty only maturing.
A mirror, she was used
by others, free and unfettered.
As they primped and they powdered,
flipped their hair, fixed their sweaters.
Whitewashed into a white bread world,
the masquerade was what mattered,
the layers of paint covering the cracks,
not the disheartened soul, broken and battered.
She reflected the world's superficial dream,
hiding the emotional menagerie.
Not a girl; she never spoke,
A fragile mirror,
she didn't bend, she broke.
The world's superficial abuse
made insecure cracks become fissures.
Distorted lines marring her figure.
Smiles became sneers
pitifully given by peers.
Taunts left her shattered.
Jagged shards.
Scattered.
Mar 21, 2014
Mar 21, 2014 at 12:26 AM UTC
Unparalleled beauty,
a reflection in the mirror.
To the world's inattentive eye,
it couldn't be clearer.
Smiling, she shone,
her appearance alluring.
At first glance, she was gorgeous,
beauty only maturing.
A mirror, she was used
by others, free and unfettered.
As they primped and they powdered,
flipped their hair, fixed their sweaters.
Whitewashed into a white bread world,
the masquerade was what mattered,
the layers of paint covering the cracks,
not the disheartened soul, broken and battered.
She reflected the world's superficial dream,
hiding the emotional menagerie.
Not a girl; she never spoke,
A fragile mirror,
she didn't bend, she broke.
The world's superficial abuse
made insecure cracks become fissures.
Distorted lines marring her figure.
Smiles became sneers
pitifully given by peers.
Taunts left her shattered.
Jagged shards.
Scattered.
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