Churning assimilation in guts torn open to reveal
bleak innards meshed in manias grip.
Excessive empathy bleeds from ragged veins,
Pumped forth by enervated heart.
Collapsing essence in confidence destroyed
by overloaded life demands and load
lies forsaken, bruised and broken in the
spume of uncaring parasitic spittle.
Suppressed.
Disguised.
A carefully constructed masquerade
conceals this shattered psyche.
Almost, almost irreparable fractures exposed,
eviscerated,yet underwired with tattered hope.
Perform rote roles in camouflage,
buttoned down sentiments tightly locked
in place against imprudent dreams of freedom.
Author revealed, untruth behind the mask
