#vanity poems on Hello Poetry

Renae Nov 5

Vanity

Everywhere I look I see vanity
No matter how much I want to avoid it
I turn on my screen & it's staring at me
Every scroll is another one, head full of air with perfect skin. I don't fit in.

#vanity #poetry #screens #makeupqueens

Jack Groundhog Nov 1

Clouds’ time

Man builds his palaces and fortresses of stone
to last him a thousand years
while clouds drift by that last not long,
as brief as the drop of one tear.

The clouds’ only constant is their change
as they curl into filigrane wisps,
or flocks of white sheep on a blue range,
or black towers wreathed by blitz.

But one day these monuments will topple and fall,
leaving behind only a trace
for future archaeologists who’ll struggle to recall
whatever had been in this place.

The clouds, meanwhile, disperse and reform
in the wandering winds that cover this earth
to tower up high in each new storm
as they constantly repeat rebirth.

#folly #impermanence #nature #rhyme #time #vanity

Danilov Данилов Oct 9

S L u t.

Vanity lights.
Production sets.
Heat on high.
Dim lit.
Fame is all in your head.

Truffles in the air.
Wine stained carpets.
Knife over the bed.
Lipstick bruises.
The low numbers aren't fair.

A throbbing migraine or two.
Smoke envelopes the halls.
Hushhh, play another lullaby.
Of course not all dreams come true.
There'll always be a new one, more than you.

#fame #hollywood #glam #modeling #acting #singing #vanity #narcissism #famous

Nightingale's Elixir Sep 26

My Unexpected Friend

I met a friend along the way
who's company I did not expect
when foes become rare
and friends became scarcer
honesty became a privilege
and love came as a prize won by vanity
I wandered amongst the wasteland of society
trying to find shelter in the rain of apathy
As I counted the withered blades of grass
I neglected the tree that had grown
the friend I hadn't listened to
that I had written off as they did me
was the shade of my own true heart.

#heart #alone #vanity #love #friends #friendship

Miranda Sep 20

Beauty

Observer to which I promise
Promise to you appreciation
Sweeten me with voice
Voice thoughts so admirable
Though I am unwavered
A buoy still with the tides
I wish to one day value this
Vanity, if you will
As much as I value complexities
Morality and coping
Intelligence and capacity
And when you, observer
Promise me appreciation
I will let comments so sweet
Ruffle my tides of mind

#vanity

Belinda S Richmond Aug 20

Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder

Beauty is her name.
She is glamorous,
exquisite, and vain.
She is full of fame.
She is famous and unique
because of her good looks, but
is that really important?
It took a lot for her to become
the way she is now,
people look upon her, and
expressions show as WOW!!!,
she is a beautiful woman
inside and out, but the real
true reasoning is, what
is she really about??
Yeah, we see you.
You sparkle like a star, but
if you Sparkle dulls,
then that's when we see
who you really are!!!
They say that Beauty is
in the Eyes of the Beholder,
What is considered beautiful
to one may not be so to another!!!

B.R.
Date: 07/26/2023

#beauty #vain #vanity #glamorous #exquisite

nick armbrister Aug 19

Third Scam

Third Scam
A Top 5 publisher offered the writer a deal
He felt like he was cloud walking
Just for a few minutes till he found it
The part that said the writer had to pay
For his book to be published
This broke his set in stone rule
NEVER PAY TO BE PUBLISHED
Not in a competition or publisher
He asked his top level pro contacts
They advised what he felt in his gut
This is a well dressed up scam!
The third he’d been sent
He would get a real book deal
It took skill and hard work
That’s what made luck

#scam #vanity #press #writers #beware

Keara Marie Jul 8

Vanity

I would rather sit in front of you than my vanity. Even though loving you makes me question my sanity.

#love #insanity #vanity