Masquerade

Captured by your pageantry Mask shielded identity Bewitched my gallantry Stole my heart anonymously Such mysterious glamour Eerie yet intriguing Speaking to my emptiness Replacing all my loneliness Extravagant mystery Shadowy history Surreal and dramatic Ornately enigmatic Your life a deceptive dance Role played romance Cloaked intentions And social masks Lavishly concealed Make your backroom deals Trading hearts like tokens With words softly spoken The masquerade illusion The ultimate confusion Love but allusion Self-serving inclusion Bitter truth unveiled Torn landscape surveilled Love’s victim impaled Your manifesto nailed To my soul