I really like this. Even though the Mona Lisa is a common use, it shows what you see in the painting. Questions like, Is she smiling? Is she sad? Did da Vinci want to portray her as a beauty in his realism?, are answered in your point of view. I especially like your fourth stanza: it captures the truth perfectly.

My favorite line is "free this aching heart".

Well worded. I think you described a "Mona Lisa Soul" very well.

Twilight Starr

Mona Lisa Soul:

Sounds so nice, it seems like you own a portrait of Mona Lisa...

So true and so beautiful!

Different idea, but nice. I especially like the line "imprisoned by perception." Well worded I think.

You know, I'm always surprised by the elegance of your poetry. Both the thoughtfulness and wording because it sounds so different from the way you talk and yet its still very much your emotions and who you are. I like being able to see that part of you come out in your writing. If that made sense...