Conversation Mysteries

i dont really know

the meaning

of others’ words

or the true intent

of my agendas

hidden

even from me

eyes dont lie

but sunglasses mask

narrowing pupils

and wrinkles

around the eyes

that change with content

I cant see you

when you text me

phone me

email me

I risk wrongness

arguing

failure to thrive

loves lost

when I guess

which I mostly must

now

Máscara Funeraria

the final detail

          after washing the body

          and wrapping her in  a shroud

          made from fresh new clean linen

          spun and woven for this deed

          placing her in the coffin

          face up to see her fate

          hands in reverence across her chest

a mask of hammered bronze

placed over her face

so fate wouldn't recognize her

after the funeral

when the dead were gone

the living walked in the world of shadows

       half alive

       barely  moving

             thank you for coming

             thank you for your prayers

and retreat suddenly

      as if shoved by an invisible hand

      behind a  mask

to dwell in the past

             in the grave

             in the sorrow

lonesome are the dead

lonesome are the living

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