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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

© Anonymous

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Moloctopus BRONZE said...
on May. 2 2010 at 11:36 am
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I agree that this is very intense. I really like it.
Benjamin.B BRONZE said...
on Apr. 30 2010 at 9:37 am
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Wonderful poem. Great imagery as well.
Naru-Chan BRONZE said...
on Apr. 28 2010 at 11:07 am
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thats intense and beautiful and the imagery is amazing. Keep it up.
addicted2candy BRONZE said...
on Apr. 26 2010 at 6:51 pm
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INTENSE! great work
AngelBaby94 GOLD said...
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Beautiful Poem.
Valery5 said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:54 am
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ThiS poem waS ok. I liked it.
Beautiful_Roses SILVER said...
on Apr. 22 2010 at 1:16 pm
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this is really awesome
Ramzan SILVER said...
on Apr. 20 2010 at 4:52 pm
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I agree with wgwinfrey. Not that this poem wasnt lovely, I did like it! The descriptions were wonderful and incredibly vivid, but it did seem more like prose than poetry. What make poetry poetry is that its a step up. You have to manipulate the words and the sounds until it fits. A good poem isn't just raw emotion. It's emotion channeled into something artistic.
ashaaley said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:08 pm
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i frikin love this♥
ohxheyitslanzz said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 12:01 pm
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Really good flow in this poem (: liked it alot !
zoltan BRONZE said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:51 am
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I am i love with this poem. by far the best thing i have ever read. i want to read more plz. :):):):):):):):)
Marisa Titus said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:07 am
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Really good poem
thugggaasouras said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:01 am
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goooood poem . very descriptive.
karinaaaxo0 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 8:53 am
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Great poem, I could picture the girl in my head with all the descriptions(:
shorty1600 said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 8:49 am
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I like this peom i think its good
realvampire BRONZE said...
on Apr. 4 2010 at 1:26 pm
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OMG! I LOVED IT I THINK ITS SOO GOOD! This would have to be my favorite poem ever! I like this one more than mine!
loveisblind GOLD said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 11:53 pm
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m.kelly,

now, sorry, but what is wrong with you? We are allowed to have our own opinion, but does yours have to be mean? This poem is good, unique, and well written. I understand that you may not like it, but don't tell other people not to post. Please.

WRIT3R4LIF3

Mirror_Of_You said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 11:04 pm
I thought this was suppose to be constructive criticism... Don't try to tell someone that has scored 1st overall to stop creating what got them to the top. Don't cloud their eyes with your judgement because it isn't very nice.
Mirror_Of_You said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 10:56 pm

Actually, I (sort of) agree with DecemberSun14. To me it was written more like a description than a poem. However, I do think it is quite beautiful.

I do have to admit though - I sort of agree with Nyree1593 and MissFaber.   ^.^ Sorry...

MissFaber SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 7:29 pm
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i totally agree with you.