Lighting

After all the lights are turned off and all the make up is washed off
Did you notice the scar on her lip?
The invariable story it tells so classic leading to the climax of achieving superficial perfection?

The headlines you read before you witnessed her performance lied to you
They told you of desires she didnt have
They told you of a girl so fufilled by all you can offer

But of course after a she takes the three ambien to get to sleep
after she awakes the next day from a horrible dream
after thirty years of sitting perfectly still