Disguises

The iron bars on your cousin’s window changed
to ornamental trellises wrapped
in climbing roses,

the soot stains and cracking at the back door
covered up by a mural in Mediterranean
folk-art colors,

the nameless corpse concealed under the slate patio
where spicy aromatic shrubs thrive in
giant stone urns.

Macabre, but it hides the family’s defects from the public,
keeping up appearances to protect the youngsters
is so important.

--for Poefusion

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