And so they stand behind the front desk with ridged backs,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
With tear-stained cheeks they greet you politely,
And stand by your side at the dinner table,
Patiently awaiting your order.
And so they're silent everywhere - even amongst each other,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
Their eyes unbidden flitted to and fro in frozen fear,
Unallowed to so much as breathe too loudly,
With rosy blush and hollow eyes.
And so they bear your rage without the flutter of an eye,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
They use the crosswalk when stiffly walking,
Keeping their skirts still as they cross the street,
But never try to look both ways.
And so they take a terrible man's hand in holy matrimony,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
They stoop to scrub the dirtiest corners of the house,
Before forced to crane to dust the most cobwebbed ceilings,
And smile when beaten for dusty skirts.
And so they're forced to starve for pencil-thin waists,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
They act confident when strutting down the runway,
Showing off their drool-worthy curves and movements,
But "All the world's a stage."
And so they coat their lips in their own hearts' hot blood,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
They powder and tamper and draw and curl and fill,
For hours every morning - all to look prim and perfect,
To sit inside your glass display.
And so they pry their jaws apart while ignoring the pain,
For their mouths were cemented in such a way,
That forced them all to smile wide and tragically.
They write and sing and cry and draw and scream,
Until their throats are raw and torn with awful truth,
Only to be told they're lying.
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Twisted Dreams
PoetryA collection of short stories, poems, and half-written ramblings. ~•°•°-----------------------------------《☆》 dream \ ˈdrēm \ 1 : a series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during sleep ~•°•°-----------------------------------《☆》 night·m...
