Masking

and building facades

partly to not scare others

partly to not scare oneself

body soaking

in nutritious sleep

and yet,

an unsophisticated mind

"I really don't think it's a bad thing"

"A quality, even"

petite and threatening

almost evaporating

not quite here

like a ghost

from room to room

corner to corner

perpetual seduction

and a mask 

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask

on top of a mask