the social standards of beauty

By Saint Sentient

miss.
under the bridge I'll kiss you somber.
and bridge the gap between your shoulderblades.
touching your lips like whispers of
blade tipped romances. firecracker beauty
and we'll dance like we're young again.

your eyes sing goodbye. but we walk the miles
from your heart to mine.
and we're peerless.
priceless- in a sense. it's endless.
this love. and I'll smile
as I call you my strawberry princess

the sky screams hideousness. she's begging my decisions
to seep through my skin- bleed her of grace.
and make her as ugly as the charcoal
she paints her masterpieces on the walls with.


and you're beautiful. in no sense of the word.
the world is a daring place.

and I beg. the broken hearted bimbos and speak taboo
it's useless. as we linger on spent promises.
I never tell her she's beautiful. but I did.
and she never swears she's humbled. but she is

in retrospect.
we're both liars.


so kiss me. beautiful. and I'll break you.
this. I can promise.

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© 2006 St. Sentient
Published on Tuesday, November 28, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: There Are Few Poems That Make Me Feel Emotion And I Am Pleased To Say This Is One Of Them. Beauty Has No True And Normal Form.

  • MsDemise On Sunday, January 15, 2012, MsDemise (2)By person wrote:

    OK....Im In Love with this poem. Seriously it really meant a lot to me Im not sure why but I feel it...

  • DarkAsh On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, DarkAsh (45)By person wrote:

    Good poem, I like the way you chose your words.

  • A former member wrote: This is really amazing and quite beautiful.

  • Vicious Pixie On Friday, February 6, 2009, Vicious Pixie (58)By person wrote:

    i'm wiped out by this. exquisite

  • A former member wrote: i keep picturing the broken people who are frameless in this world, under the bridge. . ..there is beauty, "i never tell her she's beautiful-- we're both liars" this piece feels so isolated and lonely, but such a raw voice you possess..

  • sIo On Saturday, July 14, 2007, sIo (898)By person wrote:

    this is softly piercing...painfully slow and comfortable.

  • A former member wrote: unique and inspiring. It flows perfectly and you totally have your own style - this is a wonderful poem. I am in awe. truly.

  • A former member wrote: this was very lovely, great write ~Tamara

  • beautifulfallenangel On Tuesday, December 12, 2006, beautifulfallenangel (62)By person wrote:

    ' so kiss me beautiful, and i'll break you, this i can promise'.... honest and cruel but beautful...

  • PoeticHellion On Sunday, December 3, 2006, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    I think that this just put me in a stupor. *stunned*

  • Mylissa On Thursday, November 30, 2006, Mylissa (825)By person wrote:

    This was the most amazing write from start to finish.

  • carlosjackal On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, carlosjackal (2787)By person wrote:

    Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

  • Alanarchy On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    Masterful. Easy on the eyes and heavy on the mind. This was definately astounding.

  • Alanarchy On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    I dig the title, as well.

  • A former member wrote: "as we linger on spent promises." And those last two lines...you've swept me away into a masterpiece, a place where the truth speaks through any words you could think to say because that's just how well you know better. Excellent imagery here. ~*Beth*~

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