She leans into the mirror
\nCloser and closer
\nUntil they are almost one
\nShe purses her lips
\nAs she slowly opens
\nA tube of bright red lipstick
\nShe watches with reverence
\nAnd a humble respect
\nThe monolith of red
\nEmerge like a sword
\nFrom its sheath
\nOn the tube it says rogue
\nLike the rebel has become
\nAs she brushes it across her lips
\nSoft as a feather
\nLike a paintbrush
\nStringing out a line of calligraphy
\nOn the most pure of white paper
\nShe stays for a moment
\nAs she always does
\nLooking her reflection in the eye
\nHer eyes burn like emeralds
\nA fire of ambition
\nWith pursed red lips
\nAnd the smallest of smiles
\nShe is ready to conquer
\nTo never loose control
\nOf her life ever again
\nNow she is ready to face the world
\nWith her lips bathed in red
\nThe face of a new woman
\nThe only traces of the old
\nAre exposed like roses
\nOn the petals of her lips
\nThe blood of the disposed of
\nHer old dead self
\nThe self who used to look in the mirror
\nTo hollow eyes
\nAnd bruises on her face
\nNo longer is it her own blood
\nThat lingers on her lips
\nBut the bright red paint
\nOf everything she has overcome
\nThey ask her why she does it
\nBut they can\u2019t understand
\nHow far she tries to bury
\nThe woman she once was
\nThe weak one who was beaten
\nIn her place stands a warrior
\nFierce and strong
\nThe trophies of her battles
\nLaid down layer by layer
\nOn her lips
\nThe blood of those she has defeated
\nAnd the blood she has spilt herself
\nShe is the rogue
\nWith the warriors seal
\nPainted on her lips
\nShe faces each day
\nKnowing that finally she can defeat it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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