Pretend

All we are is this façade.
	Made up-
		pale face
		red lips
		darkened eyes.
Drawn similar with identical features.

We are nothing like ourselves.
We hide away our true visage.
	Selfish.
	Deficient.
Our aspirations detached.
Silent reveries and ardent beliefs forgotten.

The world is absent.
We belong nowhere.
We are nothing.
	Only painted features:
		pale lips
		red eyes
		blackened face.
We are the living dead.

Freedom has condemned us to live.
	Masked.
	Concealed-
liars.

undawnted

A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Ms. Mullan decided to showcase her literary talents by publishing collections of her poems. She also writes novels, designs...

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