Masques, Ruses, and Facades
Masques, ruses, and facades
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Be careful don't be fooled by smiles and facades
Of false interest and concern
The deepest wounds inflicted are by those most beloved
It's truly no way to live, too many place themselves beyond it
The brutality and betrayal of those centered in themselves
A daily shedding of blood and fleeing of souls
They were once beautiful, now lost
While darkened hearts revel in ill gained materialism
At the cost of priceless forgotten treasure
The word is so ugly, suicide
Misleading to those who are gone
And even more so to others soon to follow
Though possibly by their own hands,
Sincerely not by choice
They surrendered not willingly, look at your hands
See the blood, no one jumped, all were pushed
Never will there be Heaven on this Earth
For far too many are living in Hell
I miss you all, spirits of the light
And for thee I shed this tear.
Copyright © Edward Ford | Year Posted 2010
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