Mask Poems
epistemological faces wearing masks
by atef ayadi
science branded itself as sheaves with makeup.
(sheaves in foundation,
mascarad axioms,
blush of p-values.)
religion became voids stuffed with hymns,
empty chalices,
polished to blinding.
philosophy started to look like badly glued cech nerves.
each suture a tautology, each overlap a wound.
zero sum game epistemology
......
Misunderstood
by Little Dark age
Misunderstood—miscommunication.
What do you expect from me in this vocation?
This role of living in a world not built for me—
My frustration hides where you won’t see.
Beneath niceties and empty pleasantries,
A mask.
Not me—
A fabrication you've found acceptable,
Pleasing,
......
Shift
by Margaret Hitch
Another bruise on my knee I don't know where from.
I don’t give it much heed, this body of mine.
And if I could I’d send it out with the dry cleaning
for another body
with different attractions:
A pile of cloth with some thorns in it,
red and gold -
I want to shift out of this face,
the way the other day
......
Greed for
by R D
Greed for attention
masks itself as fame
Greed for power
masks itself as ambition
Greed for a sense of importance
masks itself as greatness.
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Actually, instead of 'greed', 'neediness' can be put here. Cause sometimes it's more about neediness.
To feel
by Sharona anonymous
To feel
When she closes her eyes
all that she sees is black
and al she feels is pain
When she opens her eyes
all that she sees is emptiness
and everything she feels is broken
......
epistemological faces wearing masks
by atef ayadi
science branded itself as sheaves with makeup.
(sheaves in foundation,
mascarad axioms,
blush of p-values.)
religion became voids stuffed with hymns,
empty chalices,
polished to blinding.
philosophy started to look like badly glued cech nerves.
each suture a tautology, each overlap a wound.
zero sum game epistemology
......
Misunderstood
by Little Dark age
Misunderstood—miscommunication.
What do you expect from me in this vocation?
This role of living in a world not built for me—
My frustration hides where you won’t see.
Beneath niceties and empty pleasantries,
A mask.
Not me—
A fabrication you've found acceptable,
Pleasing,
......
To feel
by Sharona anonymous
To feel
When she closes her eyes
all that she sees is black
and al she feels is pain
When she opens her eyes
all that she sees is emptiness
and everything she feels is broken
......
Shift
by Margaret Hitch
Another bruise on my knee I don't know where from.
I don’t give it much heed, this body of mine.
And if I could I’d send it out with the dry cleaning
for another body
with different attractions:
A pile of cloth with some thorns in it,
red and gold -
I want to shift out of this face,
the way the other day
......
Greed for
by R D
Greed for attention
masks itself as fame
Greed for power
masks itself as ambition
Greed for a sense of importance
masks itself as greatness.
------
Actually, instead of 'greed', 'neediness' can be put here. Cause sometimes it's more about neediness.
