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Alwye

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In the space between moments

0 posted 2001-09-10 09:56 PM

Portrait of a Supermodel

Tender, flushed lips
Poised in sexy certainty
As the camera flashes-
Green-gold eyes fall
Into a luscious, dreamy abandon
~And in this moment~
She becomes a goddess.

Hours fade, sun softens
Into chilling quiet
And the bright lights dim...
Icy wind flies through
Rolled down windows
~As Alone~
She drives herself home.

Looking in the mirror now
She sees herself
~Stripped~
Of the falsified glamour...
Blue-black half moons
Rest under weary eyes,
And the protruding angles
Of her tiny body
Reflect the pains
Created by self-starvation.

The cocaine, the parties-
All the delirious highs
Only leave blood, scars,
And crumbling dreams
For a goddess
Falling hard into the shadows.

*Krista Knutson*

"Touched the mirror, broke the surface of the water,
Saw my true self, all illusions shattered..." ~Tracy Chapman

Topheth
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since 2001-09-08

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1 posted 2001-09-10 10:01 PM

A nicely written, cynical portait I'd say. Especially enjoyed the line:

"Blue-black half moons
rest under weary eyes,"

Dusk Treader

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2 posted 2001-09-10 10:03 PM

That fall from the first verse to second was brutal as fantasies were stripped from us and we see the true supermodel. And to think so many girls aspire to that supermodel body, there's no beauty in that starved frame, in the falsities that she has to live.

Wonderful writing, delving write into the grit of the supermodel horror. It rasps the popular image. Much enjoyed, my talented love.

"They that start by burning books will end by burning men." -- Heinrich Heine

Dawn Eclipse
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since 2000-01-31

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The Horsehead Nebula

3 posted 2001-09-10 10:06 PM

Very wonderfully written Krista. it showed both glamor and destruction. wonderful job.

"Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other course, no other way... No day but today"
~Broadway Musical RENT~

*Cassandra Roseen*

The Rusty Knight
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since 2001-08-29

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4 posted 2001-09-10 10:45 PM

The title caught my eye and I tripped at the same place DT did....I love poems or prose that lead you down a road you think you know where it is going and then all fo a sudden you are somewhere else...you did it very smoothly.

Death comes not when we cease to breathe, but when we cease to dream.

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

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East Lansing, MI USA

5 posted 2001-09-12 07:24 PM

a powerful portrait. . . shows the pain behind the smile. . .

well done. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

SmittenKitten
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since 2001-06-20

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where the sky and horizon meet

6 posted 2001-09-12 09:02 PM

What a powerful potrait...very true to the reality of the subject.

Lovely write!
~Krista

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you.
And all you can do is to go where they can find you."
~Winnie the Pooh

Honeybee
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Ontario, CANADA

7 posted 2001-09-12 10:05 PM

Wow - Krista what a powerful and sadly stark reality for many models and women~
Well expressed as always.

Melissa~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

[This message has been edited by Melissa Honeybee (edited 09-12-2001).]

cruz
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since 2000-07-18

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Dallas,Texas USA

8 posted 2001-09-16 12:18 PM

what a roller coaster! very well expressed. youve done great!

Mistletoe Angel

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Portland, Oregon

9 posted 2002-02-08 11:39 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) So very heartaching and sad, sweet friend, my heart cries out to this poor supermodel and all the peer pressure she has fallen into and I pray in time she will heal and become her old self slowly again! (kiss on cheek) So sad but wonderful, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Krista, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

RosePetal

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10 posted 2002-02-14 09:41 PM

this is good stuff...glamour really can come with a price

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