"Summer's Most Romantic or Tragic Hour Challenge"
Title: Fracture
Summary: How long can Bella keep up the pretense that everything is all right?
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, Stephenie Meyer does.
Rating: T
Word Count: 316
The façade was firmly in place
Construct, perfect, become
Simple measures – no one would know
All that was left was numb
.
Wouldn't, couldn't let them witness
The void being inside
Show of normal, sustaining them
Nothing left but to hide
.
Their feelings of obligation
Would compel them to act
Could not persuade them to believe
Nothing was left intact
.
The mask had begun to falter
Left on for far too long
Desperate for them not to see
That something was still wrong
.
My insincere smile faltered
Eyes showed nothing but void
Their contemplation, surmising
I still remained destroyed
.
How could I have let it happen
Those thoughts were buried deep
Those eyes, his grin—cause of the break
The mask began to seep
.
Easy enough for me to fix
Was only a small crack
Nothing a lie couldn't cover
To lead them off my track
.
I lacked the time to repair it
Too quickly they returned
Memories, reminders, constant
Scorched as if they had burned
.
As more strength went into hiding
More cracks began to form
Knowing I must change it quickly
Can't show it's not the norm
.
Solace away from the pretense
Needing to get away
Their eyes, speculations, pity
Worse than my own dismay
.
Unable to take the mask off
Too many prying eyes
Set off to where it all started
Freely to shed this guise
.
Finally upon the meadow
Able to drop this sham
Piece by piece, the mask fell apart
Collapsing like a dam
.
Able to think, to breathe, to be
At last, no need to hide
Peaceful, quiet, nothing at all
Just this place could provide
.
Memories from the past - this place
Attempting to get in
I let the pain wash over me
Conceding to their win
.
Succumbed to who I was inside
Finally, left to be
No mask to eclipse who I was
At last I could be me
Author's Note:
I know, I usually write long stories full of humor...so it makes absolute sense to submit a poem for a tragic contest. lol. I saw this contest and thought I'd give it a shot and this has been sitting on my computer for a while, I wasn't sure if I was going to enter it but I thought I would just suck it up and post it. (Plus it was an nice excuse to take a break from studying)
To view the contest and the other entries, go to http:/www(dot)fanfiction(dot)net/u/2428348/Romantic_Tragic
Voting is from October 1st to October 10th.