The Ugly Within

By Phantasmagoria

 All around me is hapiness,
While I'm stuck in loneliness...sadness.
But are those smiling faces truly happy?
Or are they masks put on to hide the beings within?...

I no longer wear the mask, 
The mask of fakeness.
I see right through the beauty,
And what I find is ugly....

But its pure, its trueness,
Instead of beautiful fakeness.
Why would anyone want to be something unreal,
Beauty is only real to the eyes.

And eyes are decieving......

Therefore, I shall stay ugly.
And for all you mask wearers,
You may not agree, but just ask yourself----


Can ugly be pretty?




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Copyright 2011 Phantasmagoria
Published on Friday, October 14, 2011.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Wonderful! I particularly loved the last two lines of the first stanza. Many people are often fooled by the false exteriors, but I'm glad to see that you are not. Keep up the beautiful work!

  • Phantasmagoria On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Thank u very much :)

  • darkness falls On Friday, March 2, 2012, darkness falls (73)By person wrote:

    A person who can write something like this, in addition to being beautiful on the outside, is even more beautiful from within.

  • Phantasmagoria On Saturday, March 3, 2012, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    Thank you very much so!

  • A former member wrote: Awestriking piece. Ugly can be Beauty, it's all about perspective and perception. The average person considers beauty to be that of skin worth or a fair complexion, body shape, and hair length. But you find in truth that those who are sheer eye appeal usually are the ones who are internally ugly. And the ones less enchanting in appearance are the beautiful ones. I Truly Believe this. (And Just as a Compliment I don't Find you Ugly Inside or Out) Your very Talent defines your beauty. Thank you for selecting me as a favorite, it was totally unexpected. I Favor your work Highly as well. Much Appreciation and Thanks to you My Friend!

  • Phantasmagoria On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Phantasmagoria (121)By person wrote:

    I thank you for your beautiful comments! And you are very much welcome, you deserve to be a favorite! I'm glad to know that someone out there believes in inner beauty :)

  • veingo On Sunday, January 29, 2012, veingo (533)By person wrote:

    I am ugly. Your words however, are beautiful.. ^V^

  • A former member wrote: YES! ugly can be pretty. and pretty can be ugly. and ugly can be ugly. and pretty can be pretty but usually its ugly...CONFUSION!!! I like this poem...

  • dwells On Friday, October 14, 2011, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Beauty in the eye of the beholder. What if a fake person didn't know he was fake, and decided to be a fake - such that he came full circle, and was actually real! Interesting piece, thanks.

  • A former member wrote: Pretty... or should I say ugly?

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