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Only Skin Deep
by Leah G. (Age: 15)
copyright 10-09-2007


Age Rating: 7 to 127

 
The words “you are so beautiful”
Go stale after excessive hearing.
I’m hidden inside myself-
No chance of reappearing.

But if you can see deep inside,
You’ll see this broken me.
The one who can never heal-
If you look closely, you can see.

I’m forced to fake this smile,
To act like I’m alright.
Nobody knows the pain I feel-
How I cry throughout the night.

I’m living in sadness and darkness.
I’m shadowed by terror and fear.
I’m holding back each insecurity,
Each memory, each pain, each tear.

I hide this from my family,
My peers, my love, my friends.
I’m trying to work this out,
But I’m not sure how it ends.

I’m hiding all this pain inside.
So much more than you could know…
Freshly painted in my mind,
Though happened long ago.

I’m more than my looks-
They’re only skin deep.
I’m not what you see-
I’m the memories I keep.

I’ll shed this false exterior-
And maybe one day you’ll see…
That I’m more than a pretty face-
There is so much more to me.


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04-06-2008 Lauren T.    

Amazing. So many fake smiles are there to cover true agony. I think you show that perfectly in this poem. You still amaze me every time.
I have to practice to get as good as you are. I can't find anything that seems seriously wrong. You did great.


02-18-2008 Megan C.    

Hi! I can relate to this one too! Wow! I'm on a roll! Two poems in a row that I understand! So anyway... I know how you feel. Everyone says, "Megan, you're so beautiful!" My mom, my sister, just random people. Even my best friend says, "Megan, you're so cute! You're sexy!", which creeps me out a little bit. It just makes me more self conscious, though, because I feel like I have to be the prettiest out of all my friends, so much that I do crazy things. Okay, so anyway, back to your poem... I didn't notice any spelling or punctuation mistakes. I love the rhyme scheme! I'm just terrible at that! Great poem, I'm still going to read more!
Oh, hey, this is my first long comment ever! Congratulations on making me like your poems so much! Bye!
Megan


10-27-2007 Walter Jones    

Old in thought but creative in style, a voice that lingers long after the words fall off the lips, open as real as any sore, life in society measures no mater extension of thought, value in first see opens doors that for others are closed, yet so much more is wanted and needed, as write easy on the ears as a message glass ceilings break in sight of beauty perceived. Walt


10-11-2007 Frank Fields    

Today must be the day for those long-thought-dead- and-gone-forever thoughts to be scratched open once again. As Leigh said, you've probably touched an elemental vein with this one. Well, no, that's not what she said, but the idea is there. Maybe none of us can ever stop being human, after all. If your poem has a story, and it does, indeed, that is the one that I would use. The entire piece, actually, can be used as a metaphor to illustrate how mean and petty humanity can sometimes be. I'm starting to ramble, huh? This is a nice presentation, the things I look for are all there, plus a few more. Mostly, though, it reads easily and slides into my soul to let me see your sights and feel your feels. Not too many, anymore, can do that.
Is very good writing! ^^

Frank :)
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10-10-2007 Leigh G.    

*sad smile* I feel like I could of written it myself. That's how easily I can relate to this one. The beginning reminded me of a song by Utada Hikaru, Kremlin Dusk.

Is it like this, is it always the same? If you like this, will you remember my name? Will you play it again, if you like this?

That's just a small part of the song. The beginning of the song isn't very catchy, but the words in the end really mean a lot...to the right person, at least. Ask Meh to send it to you, if ya want. ^-^

Anyway! I liked the flow of this piece, and there weren't many line-break-sentence-holes. It's almost ironic how many other people say they cry themselves to sleep in their poetry. I've been noticing it more recently. Anyway, that was a bit random. I really like this piece! When I first saw the title I wasn't expecting much, but I enjoyed this piece for originality and the story it told behind the words.

Leigh of the Commenting Community


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