The Mask
written by: Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
@_LorelynArevalo
deep down
buried in the hollowness
of reasons
deep down
rotting in the stench
of prejudice and bias
deep down
crawling under the skin
of pretensions and lies
deep down
thriving suffocated
in abject misery
deep down
drowning in the poison
of one’s vile
deep down
trembling in fear
of being unmasked
deep down
deep deep down
lonely loveless
scared sad
soul
Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
Lorelyn is a self-published author of Twin deLights, "Haikuna Matata (a haiku collection) and Hainaku! It's Pundemic! I am Balot. Acovida dito (collection of puns and word play)." She is also a member of the Write Your Legacy community in the Philippines, working as a medical transcriptionist in Singapore. Her poetry has been featured and published in some anthologies and journals like The Haiku Foundation and tsuri-doro.
Latest posts by Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo (see all)
- The Mask - March 15, 2023
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- Catherapy - August 19, 2022