Masquerade

You deceiver!
Living like a caterpillar
To hide a butterfly.
A shroud of innocence
Covers a fire beneath.
You fool so many
Each thinking he is the first 
To discover
What lies beneath the cocoon.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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January 20, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Your poetry was a pleasure to read today Laura. I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love and inspiration. May we all be able to read your poetry here at PoetrySoup for years to come. Love, Carol
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