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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

© Anonymous

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JennH SILVER said...
on Oct. 10 2010 at 4:52 pm
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very intriguing. nice work
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Impact Of Feeling In This Poem. Very Good
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This piece has such a dark and eerie feel and the title fits it perfectly. ;)
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Perfect. That's all I have to say.
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Very descriptive! Great use of vocabulary too :)
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OMG! This is my favorite poem...You are truly talented and very creative...Keep writing....Oh and if people dont mind would you guys check out some of my work and comment them....Whether it be good or bad....Thank you :)
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Amazing, this is one of my favorite!

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This  is  very  well-written, except it's a  story more  than  you're  expressing  feeling's.  That's  okay,  but I  feel  poetry  is  about   expression.
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This is wonderful. You have a great vocabulary and an amazing way with words, which I think is a lot of what makes this poem so fantastic. Good, creative title that draws the reader in...Good work. Keep writing.
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this is amazing!
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la belle dame sans merci...