Shadow Masters

 We are masters

at shadowing

our imperfections

to the world

We wear masks

of clever deception

wrapped in lies

of color and splendor

And it never dawns on us

that the imperfections

we work so hard

 at cloaking

are the very thing

that make us lovable

...and desirable

for when we strip away

all the glitter

the glitz

 and the glam

and stand

 naked

for the world to see

the ones left standing

next to us

are the ones truly worth

our love

you are that one

the only one

who knows the me

underneath

the mask

for you have witnessed

my ugly

and with your love

and acceptance

conjured beauty

out of this mess

of wreckage

and hope

*

-DannyLynne

Reviews

[Ron]

This is what I was talking about before, unconditional love. You stated in your poem exactly what a person has to do in order to really embrace their partner child, mother, son ,daughter etc. Forgiveness with understanding and realizing that people are not perfect and mistakes are made. While not be pushed or stomped on or just taking advantage of. My love is pure not tainted by outside thoughts or desires when it comes to you baby . Great poem I love you dearly Ron

[Lauren Beth]

I really love this piece...you convey such a strong message with your beautiful words. The last stanza is great, love 'conjured beauty'...it is such an amazing feeling to have someone love you in the way in which you describe...to have someone love the "real" you, despite all your flaws and being able to take that mask off and be yourself is bliss....Nice write.

[Erica Daubert]

The concept is great. It reminds me of a quote from the late Havelock Ellis, "Absence of flaw in beauty, is itself a flaw." I'm a firm believer in everything you just said. I've tried to write pieces on this subject before, but always end up sounding cliche, so personally, I decided to let theory rest when it came to my own works, but Kudos. You definitely depicted an illusion of accepting and appreciating the dark side of the common person. My favorite line might be "conjured beauty." reminds me of a poem I wrote called "air brushed fantasy"

All in all, I love this poem, it's honest.

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this is a beautiful unconditional love poem.
i love the truth in this (:

B/W

[Robin]

a shining star to guide to what is of real value in our lives

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

this is so beautifully offered to the world to witness the very embodiment of unconditional love~