The Social Mask

Brown-suited Indian

My

Pillowed refuge

To the

Unforgiving eyes

And the

Mynah Bird claws

Of

Earthbound peoples
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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March 6, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Sadly some people are only seen if they package themselves in the expectations of others. This is a very powerful piece. You have been seen. I think you might appreciate my poem "You Can't"
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