Crystal Clear

Thin Line Between Hypocrisy and Diplomacy. Balancing Honesty.

A calm water

Like a mirror it reflects 

Your face, unperturbed

And that deep fear to touch it

Just in case it ripples

And makes your face look ugly

The crystal ball

Look into it and see the hall

There hung all the portrait of lies

That only breaks the crystal hearts

For only the eyes can share

What Crystal ball concedes

Silence, they say it is golden

Even when the grave is its symbol

Slow torture, slow death

When honesty is overrated

Things left unsaid

To let the sleeping dog lie

Don't venture into smoke

You may start a fire

Don't slay the pigeon

You may kill your child

Please die honorably

Because a kiss is meant for a coward

Look the other way until....

The finger in your mouth find teeth

The silence walks into your dream

Like a hunter, it haunts your heart

It makes your water stagnant and dull

You hold the crystal ball

And shakes it till your peace you find

Deep there....

No  more silence.

Author's Note

Who Can Tell When and How Except Time?

Reviews

[Matthew Kult]

I want to play, I hope you don't mind. Inspiration after all is inspiration.

A calm water
Like Mirror, reflects
The deepest of the vanity's defects.
One bye one, she began to dissect
Each imaginary flaw. So Why her?

The crystal ball
Opens your eyes,
To all the filthy lies.
While she continually tries
to hide under a make-up disguise.
Shows her eventual fall.

Silence. they say is golden.
The shy girl remains secluded.
Wishing only to be included.
Within the crystal ball, she concluded
Her inner rage shall be exuded.
The anger, she will no longer hold in.

Don't venture into the smoke,
For she has set the fires.
All that was beautiful, aspires
The chaos that she admires.
Screams, pleas, her smiles suppliers
It was her, they broke.

A finger in her mouth found teeth.
Softly pinched enjoying her release.
For she has found joy and peace.
As the blaze consumes, sounds decrease.
Dancing flames becomes her masterpiece.
No longer will she be placed beneath.

Laughter...

Silence No More.

Always,

Matthew

[Matthew Kult]

Sorry. Did some editing.

Fantastic read

Matthew

[Mirror]

Wow... I love this. Great!!! Keeping it..... *Winks*

[Paul Bell]

What a great structured poem.
Who can truly look into that crystal ball and see an honest self.
This is when the truth is stark.
The hiding place has opened up, nowhere to run now.
The silence must surely be the door closing.
Great write.

[Mirror]

I love this review! Thank you Paul. Thanks...!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A real thinker of a poem Mirror. But is anything crystal clear? It begs questions and questions in a provocative piece. One line needs revising 'You may kill you child ' Your child perhsps?

[Mirror]

Okay John, thank you so much for the correction. I will work on it. And thank you for the kind review..... Is anything crystal clear? A very good question.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Sweet lady none of us are crystal clear but it adds spice to life.

[Mirror]

yes, John.