mask

your mask slips 

reality spills all over me 

drenching me in silent lucidity 

before you can catch it 

before you can retract it 

before you can cover it

but the truth does not set me free 

instead it blurs my vision 

making it harder 

to see my way

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.