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FLESH MASK
This shroud of darkness rests comfortably
On shoulders burdened with guilt and regret
But you can't see, do not know
The real me of empathy bereft
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
This cowl of madness rests so contently
On this dead skull longing to reinvent
Things you can't see, never know
The real me of apathy intent
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
And now I peel away
Layers of foundation
To reveal
Labors of damnation
And now I rip my skin
Gobbets of mutation
To unveil
Godless creation
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
On shoulders burdened with guilt and regret
But you can't see, do not know
The real me of empathy bereft
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
This cowl of madness rests so contently
On this dead skull longing to reinvent
Things you can't see, never know
The real me of apathy intent
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
And now I peel away
Layers of foundation
To reveal
Labors of damnation
And now I rip my skin
Gobbets of mutation
To unveil
Godless creation
So I wear this flesh mask
To hide the ugliness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
So I wear this flesh mask
Disguise the bitterness beneath
The devil and me
THE DEVIL AND ME
Published 11th Apr 2024
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©2024 Frank Green
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16th Apr 2024 5:22pm
If you do not mind sharing how was the mask created and how much foundation must be used to hide the ugliness that was created? Very cerebal. Fia xoxo
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- Edited 2nd Jul 2024 3:45am
18th May 2024 7:39am
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