Aesthetic Debris

Just to give the credits: This title comes from a spraypainted slogan that a band I love used to wear.

I hate beauty, it destroys
the last drop of honesty
Body wrap, clean mutilation -
A swan, not a raven.

It was never the mirror,
It's our mind's eye.
Mouth full of serpents -
wash the poison, hide the bite.

Acne, kill the bacteria
But don't you know,
dead cells are way better
than dead souls.

Hairbrush as your first real crush
Automatic routine - throw up and flush
A rose is not made by a single petal -
you are aesthetic debris made of
make-up powder
ashes and dust.

Author's Note

Just to give the credits: This title comes from a spraypainted slogan that a band I love used to wear.
Image: "Self-Obsession" by Ida Kendall

Reviews

[light and ashes]

This is so fantastic. "It was never the mirror, its our mind's eye. Mouth full of serpents wash the poison, hide the bite." "Acne kill the bacteria But don't you know, dead cells are way better than dead souls." "you are aesthetic debris made of make up powder ashes and dust." There are so many lies that we have been fed through the years about beauty. A wise person once said, "That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful." ~Ninon de L'Enclos, also another wise person said, "It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness." ~Leo Tolstoy
You bring the truth about beauty to light for all to see in this poem.

Bravo!

[Brook]

I agree with much of what angelink said. My favorite lines by far were the second stanza. "Mouth full full of serpents - / wash the poison, hide the bite." That was brilliant. I don't have much to say other than this is great. Really makes you think about society and what it's placing its stock in these days. Thought-provoking. A++

[nothingnothingforgetfor..]

So perfect and so wonderfully right in so many ways. "it was never the mirror, its our minds eye" this was absolutely perfect, so true yet its something so difficult for all of us to ignore it seems. Our minds have a habit of being so loud.. Wonderful write!

[joshua deathdealer]

Fabulous write. Twisted tale of the mirror mirror on the wall or so it seems.

[shedevil]

there is no words to discribe howmuch i adored this poem and how unimagenably beautiful it was

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

That's right...beauty lies within.
Excellent!

[Joanna Maharis]

"Hairbrush as your first real crush
Automatic routine - throw up and flush
A rose is not made by a single petal -
you are aesthetic debris made of
make-up powder
ashes and dust."

I love these lines, especially "Hairbrush as your first real crush" in that depending on the bristles of the brush, they can be rough, yet fuzzy all at the same time, just like one's first real crush. Very creative use of language here and throughout the entire poem.

[Rikkevi Rue]

you have this clever and amazing way of pasting together a series of seemingly divergent concepts into a totally creative and ORIGINAL piece. What i love most is your originality.

and inspiringly written. Bravo!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Kariina, this is beyond powerful! Wow!

[Richard Williams]

A lot of fine images with a deep cutting edge application. Love the title and line thirteen.

[emmajoy]

' .. .. "you are aesthetic debris made of make up powder ashes and dust."

Too true .. the making of cloned nothingness. Sad reflection on today's society where beauty's certainly not skin deep but. instead, skim shallow. You don't flinch from honesty, say what you think in full strikes and certainly portray what shouldn't be painted. Great post, finely put.