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Face Value
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Offbeat/Abstract Air brushed, re-touched
makeup professional,
hair...not one out of place,
healthy, shiny, lush
lips outlined,
eyes outlined
cheekbones highlighted
(tho sunken in)
she must stay thin,
push food away,
full after a celery stick.
Not an age line
no crow's feet
laugh lines absent
(phony smiles leave no lines)
wrinkles...what are they?
Blemishes hidden under layers
of foundation
or miraculously inconspicuous
(thanks to the wonders of photo artists)
Perfect smile, perfect teeth
perfect beauty
lashes long, painted black
each separated, no two touch.
Eyes try to look sultry
yet appear blank, void, lonely.
What price paid for such perfection
that only masks phoniness?
What value placed upon a face,
flat, un dimensional
on a glossy magazine cover?
