Friday 19 March 2010

the lie

She tosses her pretty head in the crowd

Every single pretty curl in place

Spent hours this morning, for crying out loud

Deciding which dress - satin or lace.


Oh, what to don, what to wear

What matches and what doesn’t

A thousand ways to do up her hair

Only look unkempt she mustn’t.


She casts her angelic smile

On the undeserving passer by

More than her perfume, her sense of style

They wonder where she gets her joy.


Flawless skin, mesmerizing eyes

The shades and hues of her make-up kit

Her perfection, however, belies her lies

They cannot know she cries herself to sleep.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Such a beautiful poem and no one has commented on it so far? This poem is very beautiful. I appreciate your talent.

May said...

Thanks for your encouragement, appreciate it.=) Sorry for the late reply - the contributors haven't been very active lately.