name:

class:

teacher:

year:

assignment:

 

Theresa

english

Mr. Ralston

2001

write a poem

 

Face

skimming surfaces of satin serenity

like paper towel prison of beauty wrapped liquid thin

encases horror silenced by cloth courtesy

poised and graceful before these covers torn

slice mercilessly through an almost canvas paradise

Unleashing what a face can't always hide