She's but a Paper Flower

By Chelsey Elaine

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Beautiful as ever on the surface,
not unlike a small Paper Flower.
So fragile inside, she’s without purpose.
Losing petals like sanity by the hour.

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Published on Monday, February 25, 2019. Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Allow me to introduce myself.

Comments on "She's but a Paper Flower"

On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Jonas Robinson (848) wrote:

I enjoyed the metaphor here. I also like the irony of paper versus flower. :)
On Sunday, March 17, 2019, SolApathy (652) wrote:

A succinct tragedy of epic possibilities.
On Friday, March 15, 2019, Devilish (2633) wrote:

Chelsey my baby .. .. Let me love you . :)
On Sunday, March 17, 2019, Chelsey Elaine (75) wrote:

Oh I've missed you. Are you back? :p
On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Just Dave (448) wrote:

packing so much feeling in so few words is something that eludes me. Great write. JD
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, bpathos (77) wrote:

I liked this. Being real on the net is real dangerous, be careful. Welcome to DP.
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Chelsey Elaine (75) wrote:

This is me. so be it. i'm done hiding
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, soul_versing (774) wrote:

I'm impressed, solid imagery and emotion. A person can learn a lot by observing another's scenery. --Write on
On Monday, February 25, 2019, Divine hell (238) wrote:

Beautiful write, I like how you use flower petals to represent sanity. Thanks for sharing and welcome to dark poetry.
On Monday, February 25, 2019, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

Dig. This teases more interest, I'd very much like to see further works; possibly extended works. Keep it up, good stuff.
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Chelsey Elaine (75) wrote:

This just so happens to be only a small part of a bigger piece. In time xox
On Monday, February 25, 2019, Commander_Cadaver (233) wrote:

Four powerful lines and a way to make an entrance. Welcome.