I KNOW NOT
I’ve seen castles and Kings
and Magical things
I’ve seen dawn turn to dusk
and nights brilliantly shine
I’ve seen rainbows in dust storms
and heard wind in space
I’ve seen statues of flesh
and soft, gentle stones
I turn wishes to dreams
and illusions are real
Why is it then,
I know not, how to feel?
I’ve created many worlds
in so little time
Why is it then,
I know not if I am mine?
THE MASK
The Inner Child screams out in pain,
The World sees nothing as it hides in vain.
Smiling all day and into the night,
while deep inside is nothing but fright.
Fear of rejection, of being alone,
never having anyone, to call my own.
"You shouldn't get upset"...
"Don't let it show"...
Hiding emotions, so no one will know.
Laughing out loud, I burst into tears,
Have I found someone, finally, who hears?
Opens the door, lets it all out...
calms the fears and softens the doubts.
Pain of the ages, kept deep inside,
not allowed to show, the suffering about.
Hard to contain, yet The Mask is in place,
will anyone ever see, my One True Face?
Copyright 2000, by Russell L. Hale II, all rights reserved.
