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Poetry: Behind That Mask by omgvoices: 9:54pm On Apr 18, 2022 |
On that day, Sister and brother sit together, talking finished A moment of grief engulfed my heart A time for departure awaits us in the mid of our love She is to move from the dusty streets of Kojokrom To the beautiful and well-lighted streets of Barcelona Her beauty still engulfs my heart And can attract the heart of every king Though they set guards at the gates Day and night to watch over and protect him From assassins, reactionaries, thieves And beautiful creatures Terrorists and dissidents and the disgruntled Little do the guards know Their sleepless protection is of no avail. For these men of violence in whose way they stand Pass in and out of the castle unnoticed-daily, Securely hidden where no man can find them, Deep in the master’s own heart The king’s heart will yearn for her beauty In my loneliness, I hide behind that mask Behind the mask, you have hidden for years. Did the mask hide the man, or the man and his fears? Behind the mask, there are a million tears. Behind the mask is the man who is weak Behind the mask is the man who is meek Behind the mask, you’re nothing at all You use the mask so you don’t fall Behind that mask Moment of separation Moment of loneliness Moment without her Moment of thinking Are mended like the broken slate pieces. Behind that mask, I pour out those wraths on that paper. https://esiama.com/category/poetry/ |
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