Some faces pass you by, some don't

She has a face she depends upon

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make-up to define

rouged lips
eyebrows drawn
hair dyed

no feature left to chance

maybe it looks good
(two-dimensionally)
in the mirror

that color
cheek
and that much black around
each
eye

blond
burnt into brown
now

wavy gray

overly white skin
trying to hide
her broken veins

after a while
she's come to think
this repetition
of color and form

outlines
her
meaning