Masquerade

We create so many masks 
so many masks to hide behind,
to hide our faces
to hide ourselves.
We may make new ones
in wood or plastic,
stone or papier-mâché,
create new faces
or paint our faces like a mask,
make ourselves up,
put ourselves on show
and symbolise
who we are
or want to be
at that time
We’ll only show part of ourselves
that part that we wish to reveal 
at that time.
Or we may a fashion a dreamlike self,
of how we would like to be seen
at that time.
We make ourselves up
as we shape the faces
of our masquerade
like magic.