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Beauty is the Beast MAG

By Anonymous

Her skin, butter-cream by day, turns translucent by night.
Her hair, ebony black, shimmers like the night sky
But only to deceive those she encounters
Her lips, stained crimson from her victims
Eyes piercing blue, penetrating those who make contact with them
Her corpse, deemed immaculate by those she lures into her trap
She is the deceiver, the harlot of the hills
But cleverly disguised
The mark of the beast lies in her hands



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inkonpaper said...
on Mar. 30 2009 at 12:57 pm
inkonpaper, Takoma, Park, Maryland
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really nice but u could work on breaking up long lines. continue writing!

on Mar. 29 2009 at 11:27 pm
xXsmileXx PLATINUM, St. Louis, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"Your dreams only become intangible when you stop reaching" ~me ;)

i love this poem, and when i read it i didn't think of Twilight or vampires at all, so i don't know where everybody's getting that from

on Mar. 29 2009 at 7:30 pm
LikeBam! SILVER, Myrtle, Missouri
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DUDEEE! How in the world did you come up with this? I love this! Some parts I cant understand, but the parts I do understand blow me away! I need a vocabulary check lol!

on Mar. 28 2009 at 8:35 pm
omg girly this is awsome ur an ahhmazzing writer..........!!!!!!

on Mar. 27 2009 at 8:59 pm
itscomplicated PLATINUM, Boxford, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"The best way out is always through." -Robert Frost "I think, therefore I am." -René Descartes
"Life is never easy for those who dream." -Robert James Waller

I absolutley LOVED this poem. And to everyone who thinks its a vampire or from Twilight or something... ITS NOT PORTRAYING SOMETHING PHYSICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS ABSOLUTLEY AND COMPLETLEY EMOTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!! It's kind of weird so many people think that because i didnt think of Twilight till someone mentioned it. I think its completely metephorical and shows how beauty can hurt. ~Love the poem~ 8-) Jenna

on Mar. 27 2009 at 5:09 pm
Jackie Othon BRONZE, Douglas, Arizona
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very powerful! i like it! good job!

on Mar. 25 2009 at 9:45 am
cobainthedoors SILVER, Port Saint Lucie, Florida
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Beautiful

megan39 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 24 2009 at 10:18 pm
megan39 BRONZE, Bohemia, New York
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very transilvanian

vampirish and dark

it's beautiful<333

Danley GOLD said...
on Mar. 24 2009 at 3:02 am
Danley GOLD, Boise, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good"

that is really an amazing poem great job

on Mar. 23 2009 at 12:39 pm
LusciousKitten SILVER, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Writing is my LIFE, Life is my INSPIRATION

I love this poem itz really good i love how i descibe everything itz beautiful

on Mar. 22 2009 at 1:31 pm
Phoenix22 PLATINUM, Danbury, Connecticut
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What a great poem! I like that it has a depression feelint to it.

on Mar. 22 2009 at 2:06 am
its very deppressing(can't spell) but is great..but yet depressing

Lauren C said...
on Mar. 21 2009 at 1:49 am
I loved it! It's so deep and heartfelt! You've seriously got to write more poems and share them with us!

Come see mine .. Yours are amazing(=

I have alot under poems..and i have one under hereos..

By the way my name is Lauren C.. so if you read a poem and it says lauren c than read and comment it and rate it(= I did all of this too all of yours that I could find(=

on Mar. 20 2009 at 8:26 pm
sumthingspecial BRONZE, New York, New York
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wow..i was actually able picture the image u wrote u about

on Mar. 20 2009 at 4:52 pm
wow this is amazing! i am extremely iimpressed. continue to write. it was mind boggling.

on Mar. 19 2009 at 7:28 pm
Whitlock BRONZE, Cottonwood, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
Something good always comes from something bad.

I'm very impressed you have a gift

on Mar. 18 2009 at 1:57 pm
poetize PLATINUM, Riverside, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
-"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on earth" - Mark Twain
-"Everything is ok in the end. If it's not ok, then it's not the end!" - Unknown

this is amazing, continue writing =D

on Mar. 17 2009 at 11:26 pm
Kathryn.L BRONZE, Boca Raton, Florida
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its well written, but isn't it time the world moved off this vampire craze?

on Mar. 17 2009 at 10:50 pm
project827 GOLD, Portage, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Real Revolution Starts At Learning, If You're Not Angry, Then You Are Not Paying Attention" - Tim McIlrath

good stuff. I don't see why people say it sounds a lot like twilight, cause this is completely different. Twilight is just a overworked love story, but this poem is saying that beauty is only skin deep. I like it, man.

on Mar. 17 2009 at 10:12 pm
snoopy4me PLATINUM, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
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I LOVE THIS!!! <3 <3 <3