Disconnected from former self
entangled in a web
of phasades and cover-ups
setting yourself free
from the chemicals
that mask who you are
a true self lying buried beneath
the safety blanket
of denial and intoxicants
the hurting child
protected from
the pain of yesterday
too fragile to venture out
on a limb
for love
he hides away
never to be found
Oh masked man
I cannot find your soul
my yearn has grown tired
I’ve spun circles long enough
little one come out to play
before I go
and close the door
of my heart
9/19/00
jlj
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