Underneath

As she walked in,  the air electrified
With cool elegance and grace I couldn't quantify
Turning around in a flourish of scented roses and pomade
What a mess, a silly fool I would have made
She smiles as she speaks a difficult feat
Her words sickeningly sweet as she whispering empty words prettily
Heads nodded and ears listened eagerly
And as our eyes locked from across the room
Like a beam coming straight from the moon
She inclined her head
Asking about the girl dressed in yesterday's fashion and clothed in dread
How caring thought those who heard
As she approached me I straightened my spine and lifted my chin in defiance
I look beauty in the eye not wobble at its feet in reverence
What I saw shocked me to the core
Left me speechless cold and unsure
The darkness, the pain that swirled in her pretty blue eyes
Was a contrast, so different from the aura she belied
An we stared into each others eyes an unheard message passed between us
And I knew she was haunted and plagued by the voices also
As I turned around the ghost of a smile played on my features
For I had learned something from her perfectly poised picture
Everyone has demons but cloaking it in beauty is the best decision