The Mask

The Mask

A craftsman crafts such a beatiful thing
To hide himself away,
From the true soul that lies within,
That is rotting and shall decay

Not shall he realise what trouble he's in,
Unable to mend a broken heart,
He is guilty; aquired a sin,
But such a golden harp

From which he plays apon,
One of these days,
His mask starts to kick in now,
For his cries, they certainly pay

We all begin to ask him; "How?"
But none of these thoughts seem to park,
I this coarsely descended state of mind,
From which he did depart.

"Take it off" they begin to say,
But the craftsman simply replies;
"My journey is not over yet;
"So I shall be on my way."

-Ariana Kulikov 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Kimathi Avatar
April 26, 2016 at 6:58 AM
Wonderful piece, Ariana. Congrats for having your piece featured in the Poetry Soup homepage!!! ;-)
A  Avatar
November 3, 2015 at 2:41 PM
good read
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