_{i might be needing explanation for this particular piece, to be honest...}

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It's what's underneathe that matters. Bones are below. A skeleton in this is feeling - what's not seen. The poems basically about the confusion of showing feelings, and how what one may mean to show is different from what one does - sometimes. When one seems happy, one can be sad. And sometimes smiles are worn for that exact reason. As well as the shadows of eyebrows hiding the eyes, making one look sad. A review of the contrast between the action and the actuality of its meaning.
Specifically noting my ability to see through reactions (most times) to bad things, seen as happy smiles or seeming spontenaity or willingness to do anything being highlights of hard times.
My main point was the confusion therein, so I suppose an explanation is just.
Anything but poetically, my favourite lines are the first two in the fourth stanza for they are an argument to the one the poem is more or less based upon - if only conceptually, for the first two stanzas.
Or is there something else you wish to know?

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Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...
There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...
~Poetic-Disturbance a little club I'm in.

Glad I just read your explanation, then the poem again.

I get it now

And I love it, its a very interesting and different way of showing the 'hidden emotion' thing.

Very ace work

Jen x

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The beginning reminds me of Sirius Black (Harry Potter), with the shadows and everything.
Interesting concept. I like the beginning, and the way you tie emotions to the skeleton. The vizualization's great as well. Once again, another great piece.

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Hope dangles on a string...

Wonderfully eerie, I think. Well written as always.

IF you don't mind me asking, what was your inspiration for this piece?

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"Hey! One of you is going to fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!" ~ Captain Malcom Reynolds (Firefly)

Thank you very much!
I'm glad I cleared it up with that. It was actually quite difficult writing it and keeping everything the same concept while creating confusion. Well, it was confusing.
Thanks again!

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Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...
There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...
~Poetic-Disturbance a little club I'm in.

Thank you very much!
I got the idea from pictures of skulls. The sockets always seem so sad, and the mouths so smiley.
But yeah, shadows and faces and skulls are groovy.

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Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...
There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...
~Poetic-Disturbance a little club I'm in.

Originally, it was a skull, and then how they change in emotional quality as light shifts over them. Then faces, shadows, and emotions being shown and not seen. Seen and misinterpreted. That sort of thing. I'm the type to see what's shown and unseen, and they are often opposites.
But yeah, I like Rembrandt and shadows and light, their similarities and contradictories but the relationship is awesomely interesting.
Glad you like it!

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Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...
There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain...
~Poetic-Disturbance a little club I'm in.

It's confusing in a good way though

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