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She is pure light,
unbound and without a hint of shadow,
gleaming down the street
in a way
that makes everyone notice.

She gives it away for free,
this
intangible something
because she doesn't know
she has it,
and none of them can define her,
but they all desire.

I'm watching
from behind the dusty glass,
and I know her everything,
the fine print
that they cannot read
because the pictures are too
beguiling.

They don't want to know the details,
they just like the image,
the shell in which she's kept,
but I
love the scars they do not notice,
and the pieces of her
she tries too hard to conceal.

Every day is a game of hide and seek,
she hides the truth,
her fears and all her unpolished edges,
and while they
worship at the altar of
this disguise,
I admire
all the cracks and smudges
you can only see
if you're really looking at her.

She gives it away for free,
because
she doesn't believe anyone
would pay
for the cracked spine
she hides beneath
a carefully constructed dust jacket
or the pages she's torn out
that she conceals
inside her eyes.

The words are not for me,
at least not today,
but I would pay
with every ounce of my soul
to read her rough draft
just one more time...

even though
I've already got it
memorized.
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TwistedAnger's avatar
So sorry it has been so long since I have read your work...with every piece you remind of why I watched and adored your work. Thank you for still creating amazingness in my long absence.