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By Anonymous

Her skin, butter-cream by day, turns translucent by night.
Her hair, ebony black, shimmers like the night sky
But only to deceive those she encounters
Her lips, stained crimson from her victims
Eyes piercing blue, penetrating those who make contact with them
Her corpse, deemed immaculate by those she lures into her trap
She is the deceiver, the harlot of the hills
But cleverly disguised
The mark of the beast lies in her hands

© Anonymous

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starxoxo23 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 6:36 pm
starxoxo23 PLATINUM, New Hampshire, New Hampshire
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this is great! beautiful! what is she tho?? keep up the good workk
Nyree1593 SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 6:24 pm
Nyree1593 SILVER, Bronx, New York
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Well Everyone Is Entitled To Their Opinion And I Believe This Shouldn't Be Number One. 
ellyncannon PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 4:12 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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nice poetry... haha and i thot my stuff was gewd... great work... it inspires me to make my writing better!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!
Emmaxoxo said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 11:11 am
its her style. i like it the way it is
Emmaxoxo said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 11:10 am
I TOTALLY agree with u!!! this poem is amazing and unique. Bridget, u TOTALLy inspired me!!!  Keep up the great work (plz write more, i wanna read ur poems)!!!
writergirl13 GOLD said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 9:32 am
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Personally I liked it, I thought it was raw and fresh, not like other poetry pieces that flow and rhyme and frankly are somewhat boring. Keep up the good work! :)
decembersun14 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 1 2010 at 11:04 am
decembersun14 PLATINUM, Winchester, Massachusetts
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to me this seemed less like a poem and more like a short story. it didn't flow well. the lines seemed too long.it needed to be broken up better.
notmadjuscurious said...
on Mar. 31 2010 at 7:52 am
i liked the peom a poem is how you feel if you wanna rhyme you can if you wanna use make your poem flow you can its what you wanna do and i liked it so you cant say who poem is or isnt a masterpiece i dont see your books of poems out there. not trying to start nothin jus curious
Hamburglar said...
on Mar. 20 2010 at 11:47 am
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If you're going to do that, you might as well just write up an essay or a prose piece? The point of poetry is the setup that MAKES it poetry - without something to make it artistic - flow, rhyme, a clever syllable set - it ISN'T poetry, it's just a bunch of words strung together. Understand the intricacies of the art before you go proclaiming masterpieces.
meganleigh122 GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 12:01 pm
meganleigh122 GOLD, Greeneville, Tennessee
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i like it; its a good piece. keep writing :)
SolvoAnimus BRONZE said...
on Mar. 19 2010 at 3:03 am
SolvoAnimus BRONZE, Jamaica, New York
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this is how i used t0 feel when i went bar hopping lol
m.kelly said...
on Mar. 16 2010 at 11:46 am
wack yo stop that dont ever do nothing like this again
LilSister BRONZE said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 8:16 pm
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And in my opinion, i dont think that poems should "flow" i mean, unless you're like famous. In most cases of poetry, you just write down what your feeling and thinking of, right? At least that's what i do..
LilSister BRONZE said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 8:07 pm
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I Love This.

Loveeeee IT!
CoolBreeze PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 7:38 pm
CoolBreeze PLATINUM, Winnemucca, Nevada
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Wow this is awesome.
kissingdarkness SILVER said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 2:37 pm
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this is very freaking good
Dragonslayer5000 GOLD said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 2:17 pm
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Bravo!!! Reminds me of a cross between Poe and Ann Rice....
bralena said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 1:50 pm
this reminds me of twilight, but its goood kind of creepy tho.
x0x0Luckyx0x0 SILVER said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 9:36 am
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This was absolutely amazing.

Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all aspiring poets. :]
CHEERLEADER~4~life BRONZE said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 8:56 am
CHEERLEADER~4~life BRONZE, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
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THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!! i really like wrighting poetry too, i hope i will someday be as good as you. =D