Bouleversant
Masquerade
written by: Gerry Stefanson
which facade today
which adornment to don to play
many to choose from, a planned retreat
many more to create, accepting defeat
they allow for the “day to days”
they maintain reminder, instilling forays
their maintenance surfaces minimal
their presence turning habitual
your mask of play, for act to perform
your robe to disguise, the continual storm
these charades of temperament
these your pre-ordained face of contentment
it’s OK, really and true
these are the tough and rough furrows
that are wrestling/wrangling through
sadly most who share your stage
have little grasp of facade your soul demands
you study and rehearse page by page
surviving a suicide of your child
requires a thousand new roles to engage
a new or reusable mask for each act as compiled/reconciled
here there is no judgment
here there is only temperament
here there is a glimmer of hope/sanity sent.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Serving to survive, not without its theater.
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