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Masquerade
November 2, 2010
Her mask gives her control,
her dress, fantasy,
her prince, hope
The mask hides everything:
the dark circles,
blank, sunken eyes,
the hollowed cheeks
The dress gives an image of beauty.
One without tubes,
and catheters,
medication,
bruises
And her prince holds her.
Her hand,
her waist,
her heart.
And soon
he will be all that is holding her together,
at midnight
When her makeup turns to monitors,
her mask protective,
her dress to a hospital gown,
and just he remains.
The only one who knows
that it was all a masquerade
© Jessica T., North Hills, CA
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