she ain't pretty

for all the girls I've loved before

She is so

smooth ...

and her 

smile is

dazzling

white,

She holds

her pinky

quite daintily

when she 

sips her

breakfast tea ...

She spends her days

impersonating

little hummingbirds

blue butterflies 

and daisies

swaying in the breeze ...

She wouldn't

give you her water

if you were on fire,

but if I told you that 

She'd say 

I'm a liar ...

once 

She's finished 

with you

She kills you

and eats you

piece by piece.

All along 

She's been hiding her.

the spider inside her 

ain't pretty

She just looks

that way

Author's Note

Reviews

[Jon Roggie]

For whatever reason, this reminds me of a praying mantis.

[Lyn Anderson]

I can see that:)

[barleygirl]

There's a certain kind of person who uses their good looks for nefarious purposes, such as opening doors & hearts. To me, such beauty doesn't even look attractive, often enhanced with a ton of artificialities. But that's the kind of beauty which seems to capture people's attention & you've spelled out this scene with a measured amount of admiration mixed with slightly scornful asides (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you. I appreciate the time.:)

[Fran Marie]

Said the spider to the fly..your words ring ever so true perhaps beauty isn't all its geared up to be...because in the end they usually get bad returns on their dirty deeds.. like how you phrased this piece..nice work

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I never fit in with a lot of women when i was younger. As I've gotten older I've learned mostly to avoid that type.

[Chris Shaw]

Beauty without compassion. Tigers are beautiful too, but are deadly. Humans with animal characteristics. That's where you took me Lyn with this well penned poem.

Chris

[Lyn Anderson]

Glad to take you there. Thanks for popping in

[Gee]

It's fun getting to know 'em, thing is you gotta be the dumper and not the dumpee at the relationships end.
Morning Lyn

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes to aspire to be aware :)

[charlie]

Keen commentary, Lyn. And nicely penned.
Beware those webs, if ever they can be seen upfront...

Smart poetry here.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much for the visit

[Lorry]

The longer life goes on, the longer the list grows. It would be a quite wonderful memory to have, if not for the clouds that gather at each parting. But mostly we are left holding broken bits of memory, too painful to think.
Beautifully written Lynn.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much

[Onlyme]

So very true Lyn. Beauty is only skin deep, it is what is inside a person. Makes the beautiful.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I see her every day (in the mirror) except for the dazzling smile part lol :x
Your last stanza just shows how some of us are too good at maintaining the outer shell while the inner is corroding.
Gives a punch, this one.

[Lyn Anderson]

Oh my I can't imagine. You seem genuine to me. :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

:D I'm genuine enough, just feel hypocritical at times :x

[Neville]

This is absolutely brilliant & of course so very true (lol)......N

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. Sometimes the outside is a pretty shell to disguise the underneath