the girl. as a piece of paper.

By Dreaming in Stanzas

or

"conversations with my mirror"

--

how do you write crazy?
she asks
while she’s painting in shades of lunacy

how do you bleed guilt if you bruise blameless?

how do you masquerade as the girl
when you’re nothing more than a piece of paper

they wrote their disappointment in your skin

[ .and. ]

you swallowed it in your pores

you are what you eat honey,

so open wide.

--

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Published on Friday, September 28, 2012. Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

For Sandy, for Teresa, and most of all, for Joyce.

Comments on "the girl. as a piece of paper."

A former member wrote: Wow! Very interesting piece. I like your style.
On Thursday, August 14, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1703) wrote:

What a fantastic piece! Wonderful work. Ciao, T/S
On Friday, January 10, 2014, Maladroit (202) wrote:

Where have you been?
On Monday, June 3, 2013, xZombie Poptartzx (334) wrote:

I fucking love this. I don't even know what else to say besides this is why you're one of my favorites â™¥ Xoxox
On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, eidos (41) wrote:

the anguish of being nothing more than what others make you. This burns through the thickest of skin.
A former member wrote: Chilling.... sultry
On Friday, September 28, 2012, Vulture (61) wrote:

this makes me look at my arms, my legs and try to find the traces left by felt tipped pens. brilliant.
On Friday, September 28, 2012, FadedBlues (2169) wrote:

...Sexy, your paper is inscribed w/beauty, passion, & metaphorical magic. you are poetry in silken skin...
On Friday, September 28, 2012, Devilish (2658) wrote:

Oh my god baby girl.. this hit me like a fucking stab to the throat. wow. i needed this so bad. you floor me everytime .. damn...