A Sunday Midnight Sketch

A mask           
under it honesty, naked
pure character
pure being
feeling
a heart, beating.
no words.

A mask
safe and secure
hide-out of fear, soft cushion to the world.
the soul veiled,
protected
by a finely-spun web of made-up truths
to create an acceptable face.
placet.*
placeo.

A beautiful mask
character corrected
impuls softened
spirit restrained.
tension.
can't breathe.

Displicet!**
Displace it!
Stand naked
- be free


*placet (lat.) = it pleases, placeo = I please
** displicet (lat.) = it displeases