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.:Scarlet:.

 

Her scars let…they gave
Allowing most of us to take a chance
Where honest eyes can take a glance to see the secrets
Known only to the naked eye; hushed stories
Tales that her camera couldn’t share
Too mechanical, too fanatical
Limited in scope… of hope
Yet her lively eyes were always there, twin orbs
Most the time thoughtfully watching

While in this forest, to & from her home
Scarlet entered then would exit through an arched egress
Up until now her comings & goings were without test
As for others she always wished the best
Comfortable; she was a free-bird unencumbered
Unsuspecting of the slingshots
The ones tailor made to bring her down
The one’s kept in the back pockets of her enemies

Out in that forest Scarlet kept a chest o’ drawers
Filled to the brim with the bright stones she had gathered
Heavy the chest. Yet with a heart at rest
Scarlet viewed the contents as of no real value
Just some of her glittery playthings
Edges, some smooth some rough
Yet her enemies saw the contents as ammo
Missiles of and for perdition
To them Scarlet must be a threat
They looked upon her as a giant needing to be slain
Looked upon her chest, her drawers
Then concluded she was vain

They thought that she thought
That the entirety of the forest was her playroom
While any space left over was just their tomb
Indeed, they thought like enemies
Scars without friends; no smiles for their healing
Simply born to sling. To slander. To slay.








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Competition entry: Magdalena's "Picture Inspiration"

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