• VARIATIONS ON THE MASK •
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outside
evening breezes freshen
a wind chime hangs in the eave
rings time to time
inside
we sit with dinner
complacency
little resonance
we care for one another
our love
goes without saying
meal finished
we clear the table
converse very little
no need
we know each other
know without saying
task done
we part quietly
me to my keyboard
you to read
outside
sunset paints the deck soft amber
tubular bells welcome twilight
inside
a silent shadow lurks
indifference
I reflect
times we’ve hurt each other
caused thoughtless pain
that carelessness forgiven
we are bound
goes without saying
outside
brisk wind greets day’s end
chimes pleasantly keep pace
inside
turbulence stirs as I type
I wonder of our happiness
surely we are
goes without saying
but
why is it we do not say
so much we never say
we wear masks of silence
to hide the vulnerable face of love
how dangerously foolish
my heart wants to cry out
shatter the stillness
rouse you from your pulp & plot
talk with me
it shouts
I lift my mask
see me now
see me new
talk with me
I can still surprise
let us speak what is not spoken
unmask what’s in our hearts
before love is gone
without ever saying
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the other smoulders
when donned the mask
the fantasy that you desire
heart of passion
on wings of dreams
when she is the other
unleashed at light of moon
brought forth at your request
sustained at her delight
she is isis
she is venus
she is your every longing
loosed
to bring you every pleasure
she is everything
and all of this
bestowed
with aphrodite’s kiss
beneath the mask
the real bliss
your precious wife
your treasure
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rob kistner © 2010
• 2nd art piece entitled “Peacock”
both fabulous works by: Marilena Mexi
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