A trust betrayed
A belief shattered
Make me look anew
At faces around me
With masks put on to rue
Vulnerable
Innocent
People.
Could I trust masks
around me?
Masks of different
Hues and colours
To dupe, deceive
And detour?
Or would I still
Search for an
Unmasked face
That would make
My hope live and sustain
The belief
In humanity
Love and purity
Of basic human nature
That would make
The world worth living
For people like me
Who trust
The unknown
The unseen
And feel battered
When deceived.
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