A silver tube encased in black
Which with a twist could
Catch the eye of a handsome man,
Hold back the tears that didn't deserve to be shed,
Impress a room of pinstripe suits,
Make her presence known when or where appropriate
or perhaps not.
A silver bullet slaying hearts while shielding hers,
A shade of red known as Paris
She could be anyone or anywhere
Making her pretty, wise and powerful
when she was not.
And so it goes, the Magpie Tales continue here...come join in the fun as Willow , prompts us to new writing adventures!
the mask protects, the mask slowly bleeds the one inside to death...nice poem. sorry kinda crrepy comment, but ,asks do tend to do that.
ReplyDeleteBrian--yes, masks can be creepy but also powerful, so long as one knows they are wearing a mask and why;-)
ReplyDeleteI completely understand these words. I think all women at one time or another have used a mask to empower us and hide us, both at the same time.
ReplyDeleteTo often in corporate life Women still have to wear a mask -- yes creepy -- but also very powerful I agree.
ReplyDeleteJoanny
Paris is the perfect shade! It says it all. I love the power of the "silver bullet".
ReplyDeleteSo nice! Several of us see the lipstick as a weapon, I notice.
ReplyDeleteThis is a well written poem. My favourite line is 'Impress a room of pinstripe suits'. Love that.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
Star
That whole lipstick is power thing just didn't work for me. Especially in the board room. Wonder why? Loved your piece.
ReplyDeleteCMJ, that second stanza is marvelous!
ReplyDeleteOh, the magical powers of this simple tube .... thank you ~ I love this poem!
ReplyDeleteI love the way the words just seem to tumble
ReplyDeletea nice cadence when reading out loud
and a very wonderful poem
nice writing
Excellent poem, flows so nicely and speaks so powerfully. Well done!
ReplyDeleteDon't we all need something to be pretty, wise and powerful? The subject of the poem only needs a tube of lipstick. That's a lot closer than most of us.
ReplyDeleteLoved the poem, particularly the ending.
Beautiful C.M. You captured the essence of where I wanted to go with the prompt (and didn't make it), the mask element. Love this:
ReplyDeleteWhich with a twist could
Catch the eye of a handsome man,
Hold back the tears that didn't deserve to be shed
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/because-she-is-plain-magpie-tale/
ReplyDeletemy first one,
thank you in advance for the encouragement.
Happy Wednesday!
insppriational and powerful!
ReplyDeletebeautiful job!