Yesterdays Mascara
Yesterday's mascara did little to disguise
The world of love and loss and grief
You hide behind your eyes.
And when you woke this morning
To a smudge that won't wash away
It's more of a shadow from your past
A reminder of yesterday...
When you played the game of secret shame
Placed a wager on endless youth
Risking your health, for a measure of wealth
And throwing away your 'truth'
And when is 'soon' a little too late
To change the path you're on?
You've always left bread-crumbs, to find your way back.
Just to realize they're all long-gone.
One more coat of mascara
Will not hide your haunted eyes
And in the morning, when it won't wash away
Those dark shadows are your new disguise.
About this poem
I woke up one morning and to my horror, I realized the dark smudges under my eyes were NOT 'yesterdays mascara'. They were the shadows from my past.
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Written on October 12, 2022
Submitted by lovingempath on October 12, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
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| Words | 132 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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