Masked, Disguised And Vulnerable

Revisited

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read

I wrote this haiku a year ago and wanted to revamp it for the mask challenge.

You can’t trust a poet

our thoughts are tied up in rhyme

We are the cause, and we know it

making our feelings the crime

Hiding bleeding hearts

worn out and worn on our sleeves

Choosing lovers with darts

bought and purchased, unseen

No, you can't trust a poet

we'll dress death in flowers and lace

Given the chance, we will stoke it

till it blows up in your face

Until then, we will woo you

with love refined and demure

Sunny skies, baby blue

with intentions, obscured

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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