Name: VIPPER 2011-06-26 22:24
Her eyeshadow, eyeliner and even lipstick had begun to trickle down her face.
"Your face, it's running.", I told her. "Wait here - I'll be right back."
She was a mess. I raised the cloth in my hand, that I had soaked in remover, and she stopped it.
"Don't be silly.", I told her.
I loosened her grip, and began wiping away the artificial tears, exposing the naked skin underneath. All this make-up, like a mask, to cover up our own shameful humanity. I should have settled for the small trickles, but I didn't. I carefully began wiping away the color around her eyes and her eyelids and lashes. I moved on to her lips, more determined now, and began wiping them clean as well. I looked down at the cloth in my hand, and then gave half of the canvas a good full stroke, wiping its features clean off.
"Your face is running as well.", it replied, using the remaining half of its mouth.
"Your face, it's running.", I told her. "Wait here - I'll be right back."
She was a mess. I raised the cloth in my hand, that I had soaked in remover, and she stopped it.
"Don't be silly.", I told her.
I loosened her grip, and began wiping away the artificial tears, exposing the naked skin underneath. All this make-up, like a mask, to cover up our own shameful humanity. I should have settled for the small trickles, but I didn't. I carefully began wiping away the color around her eyes and her eyelids and lashes. I moved on to her lips, more determined now, and began wiping them clean as well. I looked down at the cloth in my hand, and then gave half of the canvas a good full stroke, wiping its features clean off.
"Your face is running as well.", it replied, using the remaining half of its mouth.