Vanity and Pride and Greed are Three of the Seven Deadly Sins

she can't face herself.

no, if she were to do such a

thing,

she would no longer have an

excuse to

ignore the withering soul

that is slowly fading

inside of her.

she would have to see

who she is

what she is,

and she doesn't want to

admit the existence of the ghost of

the woman she

once inhabited.

so she lathers herself in

fabrics she's supposed to want,

and silver and diamonds

that everyone(don't they?)

wants,

and covers her face with

the most expensive

mask that money can

buy.

perhaps, she thinks, if she tries

to pretend to

be happy,

one day she will wake up

and it may actually come true.