virtuoso
06-25-2014, 11:23 AM
The languid fold
of pursed lips
drips not with disdain,
but a passive sign ordains
the muted smile
advertises her contemporary station,
but the quixotic wave
pairs with the indelible strokes
of a suffragist's brush
a slight crease
yields a tangential line
that diverts the patron's gaze
from her mysterious mind
the exaggerated simper
a genteel curtsy to the trained eye
through parochial lens, a colloquial gesture
fitted with the serene expression
of a carefree mime
a hauteur's guise to disavow
stenciled with a subtle shade that
lightly addresses the noble trade
of an artisan's, discerning hand,
while alternately sealing
the vain pretense
of a provocateur? No,
that of a reticent soul
sculpting a narrow channel
to her privy chambers
the labral clasp
and abbreviated smirk
grant no concession
to the connoisseur,
but the irregular pattern
that was stamped
on lips with due license
a plebeian stake
in her immortal guild
of pursed lips
drips not with disdain,
but a passive sign ordains
the muted smile
advertises her contemporary station,
but the quixotic wave
pairs with the indelible strokes
of a suffragist's brush
a slight crease
yields a tangential line
that diverts the patron's gaze
from her mysterious mind
the exaggerated simper
a genteel curtsy to the trained eye
through parochial lens, a colloquial gesture
fitted with the serene expression
of a carefree mime
a hauteur's guise to disavow
stenciled with a subtle shade that
lightly addresses the noble trade
of an artisan's, discerning hand,
while alternately sealing
the vain pretense
of a provocateur? No,
that of a reticent soul
sculpting a narrow channel
to her privy chambers
the labral clasp
and abbreviated smirk
grant no concession
to the connoisseur,
but the irregular pattern
that was stamped
on lips with due license
a plebeian stake
in her immortal guild