stunning beauty which shock stops the heart
freezes the faint surprised mind senseless
such beauty does not always bring happiness
all share unhappiness which has no favourites;
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The texture of this sonnet is complex, with woven words and subtleties; from the way she is perceived, to the way she really feels within her heart - a discrepancy like the invisible line between illusion and reality. Very well composed.
sadly I still cannot reply directly, the PH reply box has refused to work for over 40 minutes so I am forced to reply as a general comment; yes the emotive theme was the face shown publicly and the safely guarded private inner turmoil, the masks shown or required by the world and inner vulnerability despite outward confidence. Perception and emotive response.