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Fighting the Foundation

June 14, 2013
By SSSplatters PLATINUM, Plainview, Minnesota
SSSplatters PLATINUM, Plainview, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;What does not kill you makes you stronger!&quot; or<br /> &quot;Your only limits are the ones you set on yourself&quot; Love doesn&#039;t bring happiness, happiness can just happens to be found easier where there is love-- Sam


I walk over to my mirror, then I look at the makeup spread across the counter. I pick up a hammer; the fountain bottle breaks with one hit. After examining the skin colored splatters on my mirror, I then open my blush, eyeshadow container, and glitter. I dig at them grabbing up the colorful powders; I throw them into the air and watch them sparkle as they fall to the ground at my feet. After the powder settles I unscrew the top of my perfume bottle and pour it onto the floor where it mixes with the powders. Now I am worked up, so I break the lip stick, lip stain, mascara, and makeup brushes in half and throw them to the floor as well. Finally; I use my eyeliner as war paint by putting a thick horizontal streak on each cheek.
I smile at myself in my splattered makeup mirror and walk outside to the super cute boy who was supposed to take me on a date that I got with my "good looks". He stares opened mouth at me looking at my freckles, uncombed hair, makeup stained clothes, and war paint; I just walk away down to the boy who lives across the street and never wanted anything more than a friend and we walk away to live happily ever after.

My alarm clock beeps at me angrily 2 hours before I need to get on the bus; better start applying makeup can't get a guy without at least a pound of foundation on my face. I sigh; remembering my dream from last night, we don't live in fairy tales.



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on Jan. 23 2014 at 1:36 pm
BabyBean BRONZE, Kaysville, Utah
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It&#039;s hard to get out of the barrel. It&#039;s slippery around the edges and people are happy to see you fall back in. -RDJ

nice, I love it :)

on Aug. 23 2013 at 10:57 pm
Shade3043 DIAMOND, Shade3043 Did This, In Case Of Anonymous, Other
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When I was a boy, I would always hear scary things in the news and my mother would say to me, &quot;Always look for the helpers. Everywhere you look you will always find people helping.&quot; - Fred Rogers

While I think that this is a good poem, with decent imagery and a good message, I still think that you're just telling us what happens, more of a story than a poem, but it is still good as a story, i suppose. I give it a 3.5/5.