The use of the Pentagram, a five-pointed star in the modern day world is similar to the use of the cross by the Christians and Star of David by Jews. Whereas Christians use the pentagram to describe the five wounds of Jesus, or maybe the five senses or five joys of Mary, in European occultism, it is regarded as a magical symbol. In Wu Xing, it is believed the five sides are similar to the five basic elements of existence,which are: Fire (火 huǒ), Earth (土 tǔ), Metal (金 jīn), Water (水 shuǐ), and Wood (木 mù).

11/5/11

Masquerade

She walks with pomp.
Dances with grace. With finesse.
She has glimmer in her eyes.
Fuchsia on her lips.
Rose blush on her cheeks.
Sweet as sugar.
She is poetry in motion.

Inside, she is broken.
Weeps in silent sobs. In convulsive sobs.
She has thorns in her heart.
Gray on her mind.
Deep blue woes in her eyes.
Dark as midnight.
She is a forgotten dream.

She is the same person, and yet she is not.

47 comments:

Rahul said...

ahhh the female version of sad clown.....the broken beauty...:-) lovely...

Khadeeja said...

THIS IS SO WONDERFUL!!!
PERFECTION!

I mean it is depressive in the sense of a broken woman, a fake smile and being a 'forgotten dream' but from a reader's point of view, this is INCREDIBLE!

A grain of sand said...

"She is a poetry in motion"
"She is a forgotten dream"
beautiful line; a melancholic masquerade...
But the label "the girl that i was" disturbs me..I hope everything is good!

Rahul said...

I don't think any of the options for the new blog name describes your blog well...:-( sorry..

the other side of me said...

two sides of the girl's life,somehow evryone have their two sides.. one that's visible another one hidden,

she is the same person,and yet she is not

Hugs,now you dont change please..

Maryam A. said...
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Maryam A. said...

What beautiful piece of work.
You are awesome. Bohat awesome.

Manali said...

Very beautiful :)

Mystical Skeptical Me said...

Oh, beautiful! :) :D

Richa said...

hum sab hain :)

Rahul Bhatia said...

A poignant weave!

Ishiyeta Saxena said...

this just added up to my mood swing :O
I loved it :)
Well written!
:D

TheBluntBlogger said...

Story of most of the women?
I kind if feels so....

Mishi said...

you are damn good with words crystal! nice write up ..

PeeVee™ said...

I somehow though of the movie 'Fashion' and supermodels when I read this.
Cold hard truth served in beautifully crafted words, what more can a connoisseur ask for:)

Lady*♥*Fiona said...

I've been missing you and your posts, my precious ~*SD*~ :) ♥

There is such beauty to be written in darkness and you have woven a gorgeous tapestry here :)

My favorite lines echo @a grain of sand ~ this should be of no surprise to her :D

"She is the same person, and yet she is not."

Very profound and excellent ending!
:) ♥

Lady*♥*Fiona said...

P.S. ~ I love how you portrayed both sides of the mask ~ brilliant!

confused soul said...

everyone has those two sides right... how ironical.. beautiful :)

suvaiba said...

like you said that day,
an individual has many facets and some are best when hidden
i think the sad one should
yeah its KHOOOOOBSOOORAT
like i say and you feel..! :)
AND THE PIC IS KILLER :)
<3

♫♪♥PhilO♥♪♫ said...

Beautiful descriptions! Such a contrast. Loved it :)

Check out my blog asap :D Got something for you :)

Vinati said...

You really need to know that you weave words in a superb manner. Needless to say, I liked the poetry a lot.
=)

Priyanka Kamath said...

Your words effortlessly manage to raise the hair up my spine..
It makes me realise how such a girl exists in all of us..
Who smiles when she's broken, who laughs.. when all that she wants to do is hide under a blanket and cry..

I loved the poetry:)

Rahul said...

where the hell did crystal disappear?????:-O does anyone have any clue...?????

Red Handed said...

The mask we wear before the world!
Great lines!

Cяystal said...

Thanks a lot of a lot, guys. Sorry, I haven't been around because of my insane internet connection. This was a scheduled post anyway :S

@ Grain of sand,
Don't you worry, hon. The tag says "The girl I was" not I am .. :)
Its a long-gone phase. Thanks for the concern though. It matters. <3

and PK and Chintan and all those who thought almost everyone woman has some phases of the kind, i guess you're right. Its a possibility! :)

Shagun Ohri said...

This. Is. So. Beautiful. <3

Priyanka said...

Again, the last line.. awesome! The comparison, amazing and ask me how! But the last line, it rings in your head a little longer than usual and that is when you know, what you just read..and i went through it again :):)

Nachi said...

...every poetry is one day a forgotten dream...

i'm glad to find you active and in a 'writey' mood once again. its been a while since i've read your words. :)

Paul said...

Excellent write, and describing both sides of the story in so few words with an awesome image.. perfect.. keep those posts coming :))

♥●• İzdiher •●♥ said...

This is so beautiful.:)
Have a good day.

Cяystal said...

@ Shagun,
Thanks a lottt re :)

@ Priyanka,
Guess this one came naturally.
Thank you so muchhh <3

@ Nachi,
I didn't even know you still blogged. Shall ping you in a while! Take care bud :)
and, thanks.

@ Paul,
Thank you thank you! Image credits always go to Deviantart!

@ Izdiher,
Thank you, hon! You have a great week ahead ..

Kunal said...

Conflict...Conflict..

I think..it is very difficult to be the same inside and outside in today's world...there is always some corner which is unseen..which only resides inside....

But, both the sides are part of us..which makes us who we are :)

Inspired by Lady Fiona's poem..is it? :)

Best Wishes.

☆ Rià ღ said...

Hmm...something that we go thru i wud say.

♫♪♥PhilO♥♪♫ said...

Haha no. I wasn't inspired by them :) I just wrote it :D

moi said...

beautiful lines
but y do they all have sad endings

Cяystal said...

@ Kunal,
This was a scheduled post. So , guess not. :)
and yea, the two sides exist right inside us and create havoc on occasions too.

@ Ria,
Hmmm, guess.

@ Philo,
Hahaha okaay :D

@ Moi,
Read the last one. It doesn't. :D
and thanks!

Makk said...

and he stared in her eyes beyond that glimmer

to see in heart, caress her in sob

to say she is THE one, he could take all that

to see that blue poetry with with that forgotten gray strand...

*Shamia* said...

i love the expression.. the contrasts sketched are so apt and are put together so damn well !!

Nikita Vhora said...

Such simple words to express such depth! I'm sure most of the girls can relate to this. Loved it! :)

Cяystal said...

Shamia, Nikita,
Thanks a lot lot guys. :)

-Fahad Naeem- said...

Do not let others to make you a 'forgotten dream'.

Fight for yourself and for others' honor.

Seяendipity™ said...

I've always had this strange wish of going to the masquerade ball and kissing my guy at midnight there :*

Your words are magic Crystal :) sheer magic :)

The Privy Lotus said...

almost reminds me of Byron.

:-Dee said...

There is such a melancholy tone to this poem yet so beautifully stirring.. simple choice of words that deeply spoke in bounds! Great work! :)

Cяystal said...

Thank you Dee!
And The Privy Lotus, God, what a HUGE compliment.
Serendipity, Filmy but so lovely ha! :D I wish it comes true. :* Thanks lovey.
Fahad, Easier said than done. Fighting can be the toughest on occasions.

Greeshma Ramesh said...

This is intense! Very! :) Brilliant work :)

Cяystal said...

Thank you SO much, Greeshma. :)