Challenge
Write a poem about the last time you were disappointed.
Unveiled After Centuries
your face is a mask
hiding nothing
your arms are weak
with many men
your new car is a hearse
your words fall carelessly
off your chin
and into the hearts of good people
willing to believe in you
your chest is a bottomless stomach
and your mind is fevered and calculated
your lips are loose wet leaves
and your soul is used grey lumps
unwashable, unlearning
only things down there are
your lies and
scapegoats
but it’s all starting to fade now
your face is showing what you’ve
caused around the country
you never thought anyone would figure it out
but I did before I gave up on you
you’re a female Dorian Gray.
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