Mask

your mask slips
reality spilling 
all over me
drenching me 
in silent lucidity
before 
you can catch it
before
you can retract it
before
you can cover it
but the truth
does not set me free
instead it blurs
my vision
making it harder
to find my way
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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October 17, 2009 at 9:31 PM
nice read, powerful piece
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