Saturday, October 8, 2011

makeup

Image: Orlandogators
you are
peering into the shattered mirror
applying concealer
fingers moving firmly
over the contours of your face
over  the bruise on your chin
over another on your jaw
moving with the consummate ease
of a mask maker

© 2011 Padmavani Karkera
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19 comments:

  1. JANUOctober 8, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Cool

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  2. Sonia RumziOctober 9, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Interesting.

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  3. Madeleine Begun KaneOctober 11, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Insightful and well written.

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  4. Pat HattOctober 12, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Great verse, very thought proking and vivid.

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  5. Dave KingOctober 12, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    What is not said is as important as the well-chosen words here. Impressive.

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  6. Brian MillerOctober 12, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    that is my stomach turning for her...the broken mirror a reflection of her face, of her life and surely her heart...

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  7. ayalaOctober 13, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    I feel the way Brian does....it makes me sad for her and the life she lives.

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  8. hedgewitchOctober 13, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    This is really really good, Padmavani. You evoke an entire life with all its complexity in just a few well-chosen lines. Sad and stark.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 13, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    I agree with Brian and Joy, so well written.

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  10. The Orange TreeOctober 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    a verse full of forceful energy,
    I can feel the pain and heat.

    well done!

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  11. joannaOctober 13, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    wow. powerful and heartbreaking. the shattered mirror reflective of so much...

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  12. Joanne Young ElliottOctober 14, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    Powerful. You've captured so much in these few words. Well done.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 14, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Powerful, indeed. I just love your poetry.

    I nomintated your blog for the Liebster award! Please be sure to stop by KnowledgeMaven to pick it up!

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  14. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Right. You certainly deserve the Lobster Award.

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  15. Dangerous LindaOctober 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    powerful. i want to say more but find words almost diminish the power, so i will stop there.

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  16. ShinyNovember 23, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    great use of words..!! words unsaid reflected through the shattered mirror..!!
    -Shiny.

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  17. Joyce of I Take Off The MaskMarch 30, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Profound and wonderfully descriptive of one's emotions.

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  18. research paperSeptember 22, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    Very unusual but interesting way to have a look on face masks....I found your this post as awesome as all the previous ones...thankful really.

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  19. AbhraJanuary 9, 2014 at 7:12 PM

    Beautiful work there - started simple and became insightful.

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