Hiraeth

Masquerade

Enter.

My eyes connect with another's

"May I have this dance?"

Nod

Eyes hidden behind beautiful masks

Of feathers and stardust

Those are the ones we look up to

Those are the ones we dream of

Bow

But eyes are the windows to the soul

And tonight they're closed

What lies behind, we cannot tell

But tonight, we'll dance like there's no tomorrow

Smile

But the sun must rise,

As must the truth behind your eyes

What happens next, we cannot say

But for tonight, we're here to play

Step forward

Tender secrets are hidden under the soles of our feet

And masks hide our faces from everyone we meet

We ignore the rising heat,

The rolling thunder

Step back

But what goes up,

Must come down

And what comes on,

Must come off

Turn around

Masks melt off

Feathers float away

When we're left in sunlight,

And shadows are no longer your friends

What do you say?

Twirl

When you stand in the rain

What do you say?

When the mirrors show a reflection that isn't yours

What do you say?

Slip

With rain comes lightning,

And with lightning comes thunder

When I see your face,

What do you say?

Secrets are currencies

And yours is the gold

Mine weren't good enough

I was left in the cold

Fall

When your mask falls off

And you turn to leave,

What dying memory of mine did you keep?

When I called to you,

But you didn't reply,

What small afterthoughts of me did you sweep?

But I won't cry and fall apart.

Smile

Smile because we're tigers

We're dragons

And monsters, the lot of us

Smile because you're meeting someone else

Smile because you're worth it

And Smile because after the Rain must come Sun

When the masks fall off,

Let them fall,

Let them break.

Because I'd rather die in truth

Than live in lies

In this eternal masquerade

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Exit.

~October