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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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Mrs.parez said...
on Sep. 22 2011 at 12:46 pm

wow

this poem really stands out...the ttle the most..i love it... great job of making me get the whole meaning of the poem...it means she may look beautiful but she really a beast...i think thats it

 

 


on Sep. 17 2011 at 1:42 pm
ArabQuest SILVER, Alexandria, Virginia
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I love it!!! :D

soldout said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 4:10 pm
Your title really stands out. Good ideas! I rate it five stars

on Sep. 12 2011 at 7:51 pm
literateViolet BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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right i tottaly agree

on Sep. 12 2011 at 7:50 pm
literateViolet BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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just great you used a lot of awsome words that kept me intersted :)

simpleasthat said...
on Sep. 12 2011 at 5:58 pm
simpleasthat, Lovettsville, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"My life is like a carousel. Always moving forward, never going back."

so beautifully written! lovelovelove it

on Sep. 7 2011 at 4:33 pm
CrystalfromAMS SILVER, Noblesville, Indiana
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Good descriptions! D8 I was caught up in it. <3

on Sep. 6 2011 at 2:06 pm
blair.florence BRONZE, South Elgin, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Benjamin Franklin

i love this poem it makes me think really hard about what its trying to say. its truly inspired me :) please read my poetry <3

LOvEMOnStER said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:08 pm
LOvEMOnStER, Farmers Branch, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"when the world puts the power of love before the love of power then the world will know peace."

i like how creepy this is.and i love the details!

Bbruch BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 8:36 am
Bbruch BRONZE, Peoria, Illinois
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Wow! This poem is so interesting! I love you poem! Great job!

on Aug. 29 2011 at 6:32 pm
livelovesmile GOLD, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
I am like a star burst. A juicy contradiction. I'm hard to figure out, but when you get to my center, your suprised! It's not what you thought it would be, huh.

beautifully worded.

please comment/rate on one of my poems i have not gotten any comments yet and really want feedback!


EmiEm SILVER said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 4:52 pm
EmiEm SILVER, Northampton, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"I wasn't sitting in the desert in rave wear thinking about Simon Cowell when I was on acid."
~Adam Lambert~

"The work offered by organized crime must have an attraction to the insane."
~Dr. Crane/Scarecrow~

iwish i  was this interesting when i write

on Aug. 25 2011 at 1:43 pm
ThePeaceDaisy BRONZE, Albany, New York
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Favorite Quote:
“Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” - Unknown
I will change this every week!

You just say you're 13 or older, and you can join...that's what I do when I really want to join something...although I'm sure you're beginning to understand that teens want privacy

on Aug. 21 2011 at 1:14 pm
wiredlife BRONZE, Princton, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Its not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

wow this is a very original idea!!! love how you said that beauty is the beast!!!

on Aug. 16 2011 at 3:35 pm
Ladywarrior123 SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Life's like a novel. With the end ripped out. The edge of a canon. With only one way down."
-Rascal Flatts (Stand)

The title alone was amazing I knew this was going to be a great poem. I was right!!!

on Aug. 12 2011 at 8:09 pm
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
— A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
"writing is a struggle against silence" carlos fuentos
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

has anyone else seen the other poem posted called beauty beast or something like that thats similar to this

on Aug. 5 2011 at 7:54 pm
bEllAhOPe BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
\"Flying is simple... you just throw yourself at the ground and miss.\"

From the second I clicked on the title, I was fully intending that I would enjoy this, and I most certainly did. It's a comforting message that all of us need to take at eye level from time to time. Thank you for publishing this.

on Jul. 30 2011 at 1:10 am
MaggieElaine GOLD, Los Alamos, California
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Favorite Quote:
"As I hide behind these books I read, while scribbling my poetry,
like art could save a wretch like me, with some ideal ideology that no one can hope to achieve.
And I am never real; it is just a sketch of me.
And everything I made is trite and cheap and a waste of paint, of tape, of time." - Bright Eyes

LOVED this :)

on Jul. 22 2011 at 12:17 am
batmanfreakk SILVER, Valparasio, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
This isn't a fairy tale or some book, it's reality.

i really like this poem, very descriptive.

I LIKE PIE said...
on Jul. 19 2011 at 12:13 pm

Hey, hi. 

I think that teen ink should let more people partisapate. At least on the forums. I am not a member b/c I am only 12 :( . I wish I could do more than just comment  on other peoples stuff... SOMEONE FIX THAT!!