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Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

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just out of reach

0 posted 2003-06-27 08:05 PM

~~~~

Her perpetual smile
doesn't fool me
It's just a
lipsticked facade -
grand illusion -
pure fantasy.
What does she hope
to gain
from this ruse?
Acceptance, approval -
Or a heart that
can't bruise?
Maybe true romance -
Her place in
the sun.
Not just a "one night"
Who mocks -
"That was fun."
Is this what
she dreams of -
This woman yet girl?
With looking glass eyes
Ruby lips upward curled.
"All this and more."
She prays silently.
As she primps
in the mirror -
Her reflection
is me.

.
.
.
Chris Barker
June 2003
~~~

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

1 posted 2003-06-27 08:18 PM

Oooh I love this one Chris...
Very nicely spoken...
~Hugs, miss and love ya, Teed~

~If you haven't heard the sunset,
you haven't been listening.~

mirror man
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since 2001-01-08

Posts 814

2 posted 2003-06-27 08:34 PM

I can actually relate to this. Lots of feeling here.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2003-06-27 08:43 PM

This woman yet girl?
With looking glass eyes
Ruby lips upward curled.

~*~

So, this was what Annabelle whispered....
I am so impressed!!!!

Wind

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since 2002-10-12

Posts 2981

4 posted 2003-06-27 10:00 PM

Wow, playing a game you can't win. Fantastic

I said I'm going to buy a gun and start a war,
If you can tell me something worth fighting for
-coldplay

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

5 posted 2003-06-27 10:18 PM

Her perpetual smile
doesn't fool me
It's just a
lipsticked facade -
=======================
What does she hope
to gain
from this ruse?
Acceptance, approval -
Or a heart that
can't bruise?
=======================
Is this what
she dreams of -
This woman yet girl?
With looking glass eyes
Ruby lips upward curled.
"All this and more."
She prays silently.
As she primps
in the mirror -
Her reflection
is me.
==========================

WHOA... you went deep for this one Chris-girlie..and the rewards is this very cool write, you took your poetry to another level with this...love the lipstick imagery.
excellent work Poetess NS.

All I can feel is this distance between you and me.
I can say I love you but I can't make you believe me
because touching is believing.

c.j.

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
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6 posted 2003-06-27 11:09 PM

Your comments mean so much to me.
Hugs!!

Ivy Rose
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since 2001-12-29

Posts 1300
MA, USA

7 posted 2003-06-28 12:15 PM

Nightshade... I love the wonderful twist that came at the end of this poem. This poem was skillfully crafted and I loved your style of writing. ***Ivy Rose

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2003-06-28 12:17 PM

Mistletoe Angel

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Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

9 posted 2003-06-28 12:23 PM

(sigh) Oh Chris, this is beautiful, sweet friend, I just love the gorgeous imagery in your poetry, yay! (kiss on cheek) Isn't this every sweet little girls dream, to grow and be gracefu as can be? (giggles) This is sooooooo cute, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Chris, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story

***Shakira***

timothysangel1973

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since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

10 posted 2003-06-28 01:21 AM

Great Poem

SEA

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since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

11 posted 2003-06-28 01:24 AM

"Her perpetual smile
doesn't fool me
It's just a
lipsticked facade -
grand illusion -
pure fantasy.
What does she hope
to gain
from this ruse?
Acceptance, approval -
Or a heart that
can't bruise?"

goodness....
and then,
*hugs*

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

12 posted 2003-06-28 04:28 AM

Very nicely penned.

An introspection in reflection.

Ed

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

13 posted 2003-06-28 09:18 AM

Oh, thankyou poet friends,
I love reading your comments
and learning from them.

[This message has been edited by Nightshade (06-28-2003 09:21 AM).]

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

14 posted 2003-06-28 09:52 AM

Very nice poem, Chris!

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

15 posted 2003-06-28 11:18 AM

Chris, deep into the mind she travels
with Ruby lips, looking glass eyes...
Finding a gem in both herself and this
awesomely written poem.

paladin

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since 2001-08-05

Posts 930
Pensacola,Fl.

16 posted 2003-06-28 11:48 AM

We all wear masks to hid the real us.

paladin

....a knight without armor

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

17 posted 2003-06-28 04:24 PM

enjoyed

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

18 posted 2003-06-28 05:02 PM

Oh the perpetual smile she wears .... she is in love. I love this self-portrait write and enjoyed it very much.

Love, Margherita

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
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19 posted 2003-06-28 11:03 PM

Thankyou all !! hugs!!

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

20 posted 2003-06-28 11:44 PM

Very, very good writing, Chris.
This is beautiful....

Hugs

Ethel

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
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21 posted 2003-06-29 10:10 AM

Many thanks Ethel !!

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