The Liar's Dagger In My Heart

oblivious before 
but now i know
the painful lie
that stirred below

behind the masks
you hid so well
the ghastly face
on which the curtain fell

the ache and pain
that welled within
the truth revealed
the tears begin.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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