– Faceless –
When the dust had settled,
when the masks were on,
for the first time in an era;
Everyone
had a chance
to slow down;
To look each other
straight in the eyes;
To see the soul inside.
It was harder then
to hide that truth
once seen only in ourselves;
We were already dying;
An illusory brilliance,
fading in this land of noise and lights,
invisible throughout the lifetimes
that we have lived to construct it.
I choose life.
I remove my face to fit the mask,
and you will find no expression beneath it
to reveal the truth of me.