Painted Smile

a room filled with bright spirits

colors, shapes and music-less lyrics

proud artists standing next to their work 

people crowding, going berserk 

avoiding the corner where a blank canvas stood

just a lifeless paper on some rundown wood

no one dared to approach the designer

except a curious child filled with desire

on his tippy toes he gave her tap 

“why is your artwork just a piece of scrap”

she shot him a sorry look and began to sigh

then paused for a moment before she replied

"if you want something thats easy on the eye

take a look at this face i wear as a lie

glassy eyes forcefully dried

dark circles that are somehow disguised 

pale cheeks dyed pink in the light

and a painted smile for others delight "

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Honest and direct words. I liked them.
"if you want something thats easy on the eye
take a look at this face i wear as a lie
glassy eyes forcefully dried
dark circles that are somehow disguised
pale cheeks dyed pink in the light
and a painted smile for others delight "
Most of us paint a face. Few want to see our real face. I enjoyed the internal thoughts in the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Richard Guimond]

...and the artist became the art openning her self to a child sight ......

i love the narrative and the discovery of the truth, where lay the true art ....
bravo

[Confuser]

i am a wanderess: How gorgeous!!! The flow is so perfect, the words are so sorrowful, but beautiful. Descriptions and rich language simply amazing. I love it. thank you so much. Dale

[Cly Young]

I like your poem! Didn't expect it to go there. Thought provoking.

[M.E.Lyle]

Well, we hide behind our smiles, don't we? I enjoy the rhyme scheme. I, for one, am not much of a writer.

[Robert]

This is the first piece I have read from you and it is really good. I like your format and the stanzas, also the rhyme you display with selected word choice. I especially like the last stanza, overall I enjoyed this interesting piece for work from you.

[i am a wanderess]

thank you so much!