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The Ballet Dancer

darkness sleeps within her heart

but its never phased when the curtains rise

the music plays and she performs

a plastered smile to match her marble eyes

she begins slowly, but never falters

her dance of streaking personified elegance

the audience watches with awe-struck vision

gazing upon her inexplicable finesse

the notes ring a pounding
resonation
portraying her desperate
motivation
causing her impending
pulsation
leading into her vibrant
trepidation

the flawless appearance is shattered when
her self-centered secrets are exposed on stage

but no one watching takes heed to notice
she smiles helplessly, until she breaks

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On Tuesday March 7th, 2006, monalisamarie (147) writes:

Heh I liked the concept behind this. Or my interpretation of it anyway. Last line drove it home perfectly.

On Thursday September 15th, 2005, Sanctuary (80) writes:

Very vivid....enjoyed the your use of words to desribe all of the associated emotions. Great job

On Tuesday September 13th, 2005, Possesion (189) writes:

it had a dancers grace about it.

On Tuesday September 13th, 2005, Tracer (140) writes:

As the piece was of a dancer, was the piece a dance itself; be it a dark dance, but the flow was choice, and I especially liked, "the notes ring a pounding resonation portraying her desperate motivation," which I believe set the whole poem into its own

On Tuesday September 13th, 2005, Tracer (140) writes:

spiral of emotion. Good show, Jenn.

On Monday September 12th, 2005, ApathysKiss (459) writes:

the core of perfectionism gnawing our fears regurgitating every time..don't i know it..nice rhyming skills though there was one line that was a little too forced 'a plastered smile to match her marble eyes' other than that, well done. ~m~

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