Reverent Docility

• by Joye L. Henrie

  A mask glued upon the face
  Manages to protect the heart
  Hiding an imaginary disgrace
  Forcing Heart and the world apart
  (as if at it completely alone)
  The mask converges to cobblestone.
  
  A new world created of no other sort
  A protection of the fragility within
  Isolation is a last resort
  Loneliness to the heart’s chagrin
  Distance feels as fresh breath anew
  Oh dear population! – adieu, adieu!
  
  A grievous matter quaking the eye
  (erratic monsoons or dry desert floors)
  Self imprisonment forces the spirit to die
  And so to face - that it abhors
  To walk unshielded on open plains
  Complete reservation - Heart still abstains.
  
  All is not certain, it will always be so
  Isolation surprisingly requires a rest
  Certainty, safety, shielding - forgo
  Heart and Mind know it is wise to test
  Yet spirit isn't left completely to chance
  Deliberation required - the energy to enhance.
  

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  © 2004 Joye L. Henrie
  
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