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The Skin Is a Veil

The skin you wear is a veil a traitor, a liar, an impostor below it you are nothing but red meat Humans be not so proud The skin you wear is a veil It makes you proud and happy below it you are nothing but red blood Humans be not so proud The skin you wear is a veil a simple paint to tell many stories below it you are nothing but skeletons Humans be not so proud The proud, the stigmatized think again The skin you wear is a great impostor

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Nitika Singh

Date: 5/22/2017 3:39:00 AM

Sir,so wonderfully you've told the eternal truth-The skin is just a veil ,protecting all vitals underneath it. no matter which veil we wear :) loved it!

Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
Date: 5/26/2017 1:23:00 PM

Very intellectually charitable comments. Thanks so much, Singh.

Anne-Marie Coreggia

Date: 4/16/2017 9:46:00 AM

Solomon, my friend, you and François Villon are now my favorite reads. Another one that goes in my favorites. 7 to infinity and beyond:) Amitiés

Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
Date: 4/26/2017 7:09:00 AM

I am excited. All smiles to you