Morgan Thompson - deuces, aces, one-eyed faces

maybe just
maybe
you've worn that mask for so long
that you've forgotten how to take it off
maybe just
maybe
you can't take it off.
you'd leave nothing but
stained skeleton
and throbbing flesh
exposed to the atmosphere.

maybe just
may
be
you want it there
to be the thing to shield your eyes
from my
mask

Morgan Thompson

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/deuces-aces-one-eyed-faces/