Would I know you if I wore your mask?
What would it be like to be in your place
or is that something that I shouldn’t ask?
Timid, tasting you-ness from a flask
pausing at the edge of other-space
would I know you if I wore your mask?
Drinking you like wine from oaken casks
I’d take you in an intimate embrace
or is that something that I shouldn’t ask?
Armored in a bustle and a basque
you pass through crowds and never leave a trace.
Would I know you if I wore your mask?
Breaching privacy: unwelcome task.
Would I know you if I saw your face
or is that something that I shouldn’t ask?
Am I selfish to demand to bask
in your regard, withheld like precious grace?
Would I know you if I wore your mask
or is that something that I shouldn’t ask?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Would I Know You
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5 comments:
Marvelous villanelle - very difficult poem to write but you did a great job! Happy MM!
Oh, beautifully done!
I absolutely adore this one. It's brilliant and the wearing of masks is always a favorite subject of mine!
I love your poem and the depth of it. Thanks for sharing!
that was lovely!
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