Pretend (270)

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By J. Lynne Moore
(09/27/2017)

Deny me not
The bitter touch
Of counterfeit love
Craved so much

We don our masks
And masquerade
As lovers sweet
Alas the embers fade

The truth is lost
Behind our guise
Shall we pretend
Before our last good-byes

Offer me one last touch
I'll turn away as you go
At the last curtain call
Alone I stand in woe

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