[...] "Even the masks of life are masks of deeper mystery". [...]
unmasking
look into the world -
tears flow
© Chèvrefeuille
look into the world -
tears flow
© Chèvrefeuille
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I know you little mask
the lover said and laughed
in his illusion
the lover said and laughed
in his illusion
me behind the mask
sometimes laughing sometimes not
facing daily life
sometimes laughing sometimes not
facing daily life
taking off the mask
standing nude before the world
the wounded child
standing nude before the world
the wounded child
the mask's ornaments
tells a story of its own
a chameleon
tells a story of its own
a chameleon
© G.s.k. '14
Love the series, Georgia. I have been told many times that I am a chameleon but I think they mean I changed my hair colour and style a lot in my 30's to 50's. I suppose that was another mask.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tournesol :-) I knew myself for a chameleon when I was in my 30s ... since I've worked to go beyond that particular defense mechanism.
DeleteReally good exploration of the symbolism of the mask.
ReplyDeleteJust looking at my masks Managua ... ;-)
Deletei think we were on a similar wavelength
ReplyDeletebut the wounded child put a spear through my gut
namaste
JzB
oh ... I'm so sorry ... I read your haiku and they were magnificent .. yes I think we were on a similar wavelength.
DeleteIt's like you explore every detailed layer of that mask.. and even naked there's still masks..
ReplyDeletemasks behind masks
Deleterarely do we share our soul
even with ourselves
:-) thanks Bjorn for dropping by!
Very nice. Agree with Managua.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janice and thanks for dropping by too!
DeleteSo many phases in life -- doffing one mask and donning another one -- but we're all wounded children, aren't we?
ReplyDeleteA great series here Georgia. :)
They say that growing up is a tramatic event ... I don't think I've ever met a person who didn't have a wounded child travelling along inside somewhere. Thanks Jen, glad you liked the series.
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