An error filled canvas. <br />Marks of past mistakes, <br />Almost erased <br />But never do they fade <br />Never do they change <br />Pick up the brush <br />Dip it in cherry-red denial <br />Paint on the lips <br />Make sure they smile <br />Make sure it’s looks real <br />Make sure it hides all the memories <br />When you’re done <br />Dip the brush back into reality <br />Watch the crimson mix into the water <br />Stripped of the fantasy <br />For only a few seconds <br />Dry it of it’s momentary tears. <br />Next comes the deep brown eyes <br />Make sure it hides the fear <br />Make sure they hold it back <br />Give them emotions <br />The user lacks <br />Disguise the pain <br />Make it look like delight <br />So no one would know, <br />They are dying inside <br />Take a break <br />Another dip into reality. <br />Watch the brilliant brown mix with the water <br />Mix with the crimson. <br />Like an unprotected grave <br />On a rainy day <br />Taking all the pain, taking it all away <br />Now paint the nose, <br />A creamy skin tone <br />Now move on the cheeks <br />Make them smile with the mouth. <br />Make it a liar, make it laugh <br />Hide the dried up stream of tears, <br />Before the flood gets here <br />Dip it into reality <br />Move the brush carefully <br />It’s fragile, use delicate strokes <br />Stay in reality, SNAP, it breaks <br />You are done <br />A beautiful painted on, made up face. <br />Covering up sadness, covering up mistakes <br />The expression will never change. <br />Like an lifeless corpse. <br />A mixture of chemicals covering up the past errors <br />Like the mixture of lies and smile cover up your past pains. <br />Never do they change <br />Never do they fade.<br /><br />Tiffani Williams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/error-filled-canvas/
