Powder, creating false porcelain

Masking the blemishes and scars

A thin sheet of warm snow

 

A touch of cherry

Smooth and crackless

Tempting kiss of rose petals

 

Shadowed windows to the soul

Dark mist upon the pane

Artificial sapphire piercing the darkness

 

Threaded ebony cascade overlay the back

Arms and chest cloaked by silk lace

Corset shielding the waist

Belled skirts spread out widely covering the rest

 

The doll escapes her box

To join the masquerade

The moon welcomes her brightly

As the nightingales play a symphony

 

She danced with reckless abandon

But the melody began to fade

And everything else around her

 

Seperated from her delusion

Her eyes drenched in tears

Lips parted by low cracked cries

 

She never left the box

And the darkness knew her face

Flawed

Defective

Transparent

 

Minerva Belle

12-18-13

11:58pm

More of my poetry can be found on my Tumblir or Blogspot:

http://minervabelle.tumblr.com/

http://scarletpathos.blogspot.com/