At first you are taken by her beautiful exterior
How pleasant, how lovely; she must be superior
Her smile was photo glossy, it could flash in an instant
And her eyes sparkled brightly in the deepest cerulean
She was stylish and perky–but the longer you knew her you realized she was snarky
She was persnickety and argumentative and loved to gossip
And though nice to your face, she was a horror behind it
She complained and grumbled, lamented and groused
And added nothing but tension to every topic expounded
She was a lovely horror–it’s sad to admit it
But her insides were ugly, distorted and crooked.
Written for day five prompt: Paradoxes and Oxymorons http://www.napowrimo.net/
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Mike Patrick
/ April 6, 2011Everyone knows someone like this. It is strange they don’t figure it out. Oh, and “lovely horror” is great.
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Bodhirose
/ April 6, 2011It’s true–everyone knows someone like this. What’s up with these people…
Thanks, Mike. 🙂
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Paulo Guimaraes
/ April 6, 2011Ah, the mystery of the two faced devil! Good job!
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Bodhirose
/ April 6, 2011Yes, it’s a mystery for sure!
Thank you, Paulo 🙂
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liv2write2day
/ April 6, 2011snarky, persnickety, argumentative….like the adjectives but not the traits. They way outweigh outer beauty.
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Bodhirose
/ April 6, 2011Me too–don’t like those traits in others.
Victoria, I used that neat little “find an oxymoron” tool that napowrimo linked to–it worked very well and helped me find the start to my poem.
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Amropali
/ April 7, 2011You described so quite a few people I know.
I should forward this to those I have especially grown to dislike more and more. 😉
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Bodhirose
/ April 7, 2011Sure, go ahead! 😉
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eclipseofthemoon
/ April 7, 2011wow…great done!
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Bodhirose
/ April 7, 2011Thanks so much!
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trisha
/ April 7, 2011i hope you have not met a creature like this but you brought her to life… i have seen milder versions of these. that is why i never give much importance to exteriors 😉
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Bodhirose
/ April 7, 2011No, I haven’t met anyone new in my life but have known some real “stinkers” like this in the past. I distance myself from people like this. Thank you, Trisha.
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trisha
/ April 8, 2011meeting such people is always negative, mostly they leave a lasting impression on mind. 😦
sooner we erase the bitter side of their memory the better.
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Bodhirose
/ April 8, 2011Yes they often leave a “bitter taste” in your psyche that can take some time to recover from. Ugh!
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trisha
/ April 9, 2011very true. 😦
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apollorose
/ April 7, 2011Femme Fatale
This is richly powerful. 🙂
This reminds me of when there was no TV but the serials that used to come on the radio, how the words would just jump out at you.
I love history, perhaps too much. 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ April 8, 2011I’m glad you liked this, Apollorose. Thank you.
I listened to some of those radio series even when we had TV. There was one scary one that I would listen to on occasion with some of my sisters–with the lights turned off to scare us even more! Your imagination could run wild! 🙂
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apollorose
/ April 10, 2011Those were the best. Was turning the knob on the radio one day and came across some. The internet I think should have some of them.
Memories like what you mention are bliss. 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ April 11, 2011I would think the internet would have some–I would love to revisit that scary show that we listened to…
Great memories for sure. 🙂
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Jingle
/ April 8, 2011awesome…
lovely horror, great take.
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Bodhirose
/ April 8, 2011Thanks, Jingle.
Hope you are well and happy today! xoxo
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lunawitch15
/ April 20, 2011Ooo good one! very nice!
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Bodhirose
/ April 20, 2011Thank you, Luna. And thanks for your visit. xoxo
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