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  >> Static Item >> Poetry >> Relationship >> ID #681691  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Painting Ritual
putting on our make-up for the relationship marketplace
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         Painting Ritual

the numbing of the recluse begins
a mask of make-up in ritual chore
helps check her emotions at the door

sweet dreams bitterly tucked away
buried under powder with an obsession
as per the morality of her profession

losing her purity in transaction
discreet tradition hides the barter
every deal beating her insides harder

habitual courtship begs the questions
is she a princess? is he an honest joe?
with paint between, neither will know


[auth note: this piece inspired by
"Invalid Item by terryjroo]
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