This is the poem many of you have been waiting for...sorry it took so long to post...it is kind of long..Sorry!!...I post this in dedication to all of you...MY FRIENDS!! Without you and your constant help...I could never have written these without you!!.....I don't look at you as fans!! But as a vital part of my wrriting team!! I love you all!!...and now..without further ado......Masquearde!!
I see it.
I hate it.
I loathe it so.
This terrible face...
It is the worst sight I know!
This face, this infection, this stigma I carry
it is a blow to my conscious I simply cannot parry!
I am to scared to leave
for fear I may grieve
at their reaction to this terrible, horrible "thing"
yet what was that flyer I saw in the square
As I read it I stop. "Do I dare?"
This party, this celebration
of mask and decoration
this get together of secret identity on parade
Oh! What a wonderful event!
What a Masquerade!!
Yes
I will go and have fun!
I must get ready I must run!
The suit I wear, will be of the greatest flambouyancy! It will give the the outward appearence...
of someone of royalty!!!
and this mask I wear....will hide my disgusting feature!
This will save everyone from the fear
of knowing this disgusting, loathesome creature.
I arrive early to the square where the party shall begin
I silently pray to God that this night will never end!
the musicexplodes in a joyful tune
and the patrons dance hypnotically under the pale, full moon
the men in their costumes look ever so dashing
and the girls laugh and enjoy their prancing
their joy, was my joy
their glory, my glory
just to be able to see their smile
erased my worries of this face so vile
I laughed and danced. Then I toasted to their success
they laughed their appreciation, and wished me the best
Yet...
there was one thing more beautiful than all of the rest...
an Angel, bearer of God's " Utopian Crest"
Rose. Rose was her name
the sight of her alone
made in my heart her everlasting fame!
The mask she wore, the dress she sported
I tried to comment, but my breath retorted!
This angel, this goddess....could it be?!
this emotion, this feeling I could not forsee.....
that beautiful apparation which come from above
that beautiful apparation for whom I love...
YES!!!
That is the emotion I have been feeling
and it is a feeling, worth revealing!!!
so I invite her to dance
as if by chance
I would be worthy of her second glance
as we grew tired
I opted to retire
so we sat and talked at the Town Square's fountain
She asked me my name and if I were from the mountains
I told her that at this kind of party such a thing was taboo
so she sat and sliently relented as if there was not a thing...
that she could do...
Then to my surprise she threw off her mask
the sight of her beautful face alone made my breath catch!
Surely she should have sensed my amazement
I told her she was beautiful
and she smiled thankful for my appraisment
she then asked me to please remove my disguise
yet in doing so would require her to see my face
That sight alone would lead to our love's demise
and she did not deserve to be hurt by this disgrace
I bowed my apologies, and then take flight
to her surprise I made my way out of sight
I fled throught the crowd, Rose close behind
If only she knew of the face she would find!
I tripped and fell and during my blunder
I failed to notice the ground,
to which my mask had plundered
I rose and was met with a horrible scream.
"Monster! Monster!"
They all called me
I covered my face and fled in shame
just like a paen sacrificed for Fate's cruel game
yet when I looked up she was there
Oh! This is like a scene from my worst nightmare!
She saw my face and drew back with a gasp
"Now you see....why I wear a mask
Now you see...Now you know."
I turned to run, but she grabbed my hand
"Please sir! Please don't go!"
This left frozen, and my throat dry as sand.
"You still haven't told me your name."
She smiled and it threw kindling into my flames.
"Why don't you scream? Why don't you run
Why is it you don't do like the others
and laugh and make fun?"
"Why would I run? Why would I hide?
I firmly believe our destinies are meant to collide."
"Do you not find my face distorted?
Could it be? Are your thoughts of me not contorted?"
Then to my surprise, she gave me a kiss!
It is the one moment I will in my heart, never forget.
Then the people derw back as if devoured by fright.
It was only then I noticed...my body covered in light!
My deformity then gave off a burning sensation!
The fire wholy consumed this awful dilapidation.
When it was over, I felt of my face.
Still expecting to feel my shame. My disgrace.
To my surprise it was no longer there
My horrible, awful, sorrowful nightmare
She has cure me! This heart she has tamed!
Yet she still asked,"What is your name?"
"I have been called monster
I have been called beast.
I am the human wreckage...
from the mountains in the east.
I, who was once known as vain, am no longer the inhabitor of this brain.
I have forgotten my name given at birth
as I have forgotten that I have worth
I was a creature that dwelled in night
and you were the light
the light that cured my awful plight
darkness that was all I knew
it was where I dwelled
there my contmept for myself grew
and it was a living hell!!
yet now I am free,
I am not in tht place anymore
It is as if I can see
and my disguise has been torn
so it is now I offer you my hand
Please! Take me away from this torturous land
you have seen my evil
you have seen my good
you aided in my soul's retrieval
and done for me more good than all that one could
I don't care where you go
I don't care what you do
Let me come with
and that is all I will ask of you
With tears in her eyes she accepted
theri union met with glorious reception
they saw them off with all the hope they could send.
Rose and that man...stayed together...till...THE END!
I hope you all like it!! I am sorry that it is long...but please..again...no one steal from me...if you want to use it...ask...I will always be considerate! Thank you!
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