Poetry

Face

Written by Jacob Ibrag

Driving a bat

to the mirror on her

wall, she picks up a shard and

stares into its face. ‘Vanity lacerates

those that hold its edges too

close to their veins.’


Photographer Unknown

39 comments on “Face

  1. Fallen Saint's avatar
    Fallen Saint

    Wow, this is really powerful. xx

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  2. saynotoclowns's avatar
    saynotoclowns

    I agree. Wow. Powerful.

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  3. Rhyme In Time's avatar

    Ouch, that one cuts right to it. Nice!

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  5. XsZ Studioz's avatar

    Vanity is womens power over men and when that fails not just the women, men too fails victim under it.

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  6. domainofshane23's avatar

    This is just too damn good especially the ending

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  7. Neha Jain's avatar

    WOW very impressed with your work. ‘Vanity lacerates those that hold its edges too close to their veins.’ You are truly a poet par excellence!!!!

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  8. sehrish's avatar

    Very well and beautifully written. Well done!
    I love the details and precision of words used.

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  9. lakiya03's avatar

    Wow! You poems are so amazing and I’ve never discovered ones like your before.

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  10. VJ's avatar

    Stark! Haunting!

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  11. mitchteemley's avatar

    Visceral. And true.

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  12. chris jensen's avatar

    Within a drug addict dream,
    reality
    born from fantasy screams…
    Complex imagination,
    answers, question
    forever unseen…

    One persons delusions, is another persons reality!

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  13. lionofjudahtv's avatar

    Great analogy you always finish strong🔨🎳💥

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  14. sppeac1987's avatar

    So powerful, especially those last few words, chilling but beautiful in its way as well 🙂

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  15. Nancy's avatar

    Wow! So few words, such powerful insight.

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  16. devereaux frazier's avatar
    devereaux frazier

    Reblogged this on Creative Writing Reblogged.

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