Innocence

Latest poem.

The black scarf
hides
the mask
on top of
your harmful skin,
incognito.

The big shades
hide
the directions
your eyes take,
incognito.

The black suit
emphasizes
the two lifes
you live,
incognito.

The fresh scars
emphasize
the violence
you are,
incognito.
 
The awful smell
represents
the setbacks
you may have suffered,
incognito.

The rare look
you give me
hides
who you really are,
incognito.

The suspicious thoughts
I have
could make you
so innocent.

 

Reviews

[hannah]

Beautiful in its darkness. It makes the reader wonder who you were referring to in this poem or what inspired such thoughts in you. Well done.

[theunionisloud]

Dark and so, so full of secrets. I want to know who this person is as much as you do... but it seems you've figured it out, huh. Well done.

[Amanda Naomi]

this is well written with good imagery. i get this picture of a man who is successful, independant, fearsome at times. Like a guy in the mafia (and i know that can sound lame but that's what i see) but in one stanza you change the whole picture

"The rare look
you give me
hides
who you really are"

and i now see someone who is scared and fragil and is fighting to protect something he loves...

it is beautiful. thank you for sharing!

[My Fair Lady]

This is dark, and yet makes me think. I would have appreciated an authors note.. just to let me know what you were thinking.. but it does put my mind to work.. and that my friend.. is one of your best strengths.