What a pretty face, what a pretty waste

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    What a pretty face, what a pretty waste

    In these pictures
    she is perfect
    a flawless stricture
    you'll never reject

    But who is she?
    Her name?Her story?
    is she your cup of tea?
    is she your quarry?

    She smiles upon you from the frame
    she smiles though her smile fades
    and now you ask, who'll take the blame
    for all her high and low shades.

    You stare into her eyes
    you memorize her face
    Yet it comes as a suprise
    how easy she is to erase

    How easy to forget
    how unimportant she becomes
    like a toy you did neglect
    until someone else comes

    He sees her all alone
    immediately enthralled
    promptly he has grown
    infatuated, but you're appalled

    You feel an emptiness within
    An emotion unknown
    Could it be? Jealousy; a deadly sin?
    Or heartbreak upon your heart of stone.

    The urge to have her back
    goes beyond wanting love
    And so you plan your attack
    first the push, then the shove

    But to no avail
    she loves him so
    you must except defeat, that ship did sail
    but you were not invited to go

    Finally she is free
    no longer your personal plaything
    Now she grasps her own key
    freedom is amazing

    So you can look on and say
    "What a pretty waste"
    But he will never stray
    For he thinks; "What a pretty face"

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    Phoenix9 commented on 3/9/10

    12-28-2008

    very well written

    bforibus commented on 3/9/10

    11-22-2008

    look forward to ur next one

    bforibus commented on 3/9/10

    11-22-2008

    very nice poem

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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