The Letter D

seashell66 on Apr 19, 2009

A poem about what we hide and show and why.

Wanting to be special

We put on makeup in layers and

Those large hooped earrings

No one will see how afraid we are

Of the barbed-wired fences

Around our hearts

Our faces are beautiful

But not so innocent

What remains

But a bucket of raindrops

For the disappointment

Shallow pools

In which we see

The memory of everything

We thought to hold

But lack?

Deference

Defense

Defiance

Difference.

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Mr Ghaz on Apr 19, 2009
Excellent! That was great and well presented poem…must read..I Liked it!..well done and thanks for sharing
Christine Ramsay on Apr 19, 2009
Such a poignant and well written poem. I suppose we all try to cover up our insecurities. Well done.

Christine
Kate Smedley on Apr 19, 2009
Another beautiful piece of writing, I loved the image of barbed wire fences around our hearts and the alliteration of the last four lines. What we present to the outside world often masks so many complexities inside.

Hi there!