Skin

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CHEMICAL PEEL

Speed demon disguise,
Mistaken for a careless roust about,
A hapless half heart.
Years spent
As master perfected painting and portrait
Providing reason to believe
In seeing.
Success is in the respect.
Soon canvas wears
Thin from acetone baths.
Raw flesh burns
A bright red
Flashing truth
Of the artwork beneath.
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