Façade

October 9, 2008

Porcelain flowers casted within time
Apparent perfection; none can deny.
Untainted hues of those ivory leaves.

Although there is more than what meets the eye,
beneath the surface of this molded form.
Apparent perfection; none can deny,

Its bold façade is acclaimed as the norm.
Camouflaged from this coarse, aesthetic world,
beneath the surface of this molded form,

lays a secret which cannot be unfurled.
A harsh malediction of loathsome truth
camouflaged from this coarse, aesthetic world.

Conceit is expressed through eternal youth,
from this bouquet of abstract vanity.
A harsh malediction of loathsome truth

can evolve into such profanity.
Porcelain flowers casted within time
from this bouquet of abstract vanity.
Untainted hues of those ivory leaves.

Samantha Rowe, 17, attends Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union and is a member of Nu’s teen board.

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