Saturday, September 18, 2021

Poker Face

Reaching deep into the void for

Traces of humanity

I come away with nothing,

No display, no commonality.

 

Emotion shriveled like a week-long

Petal fallen from a rose

Crumbling beneath my step,

Nothing real to be exposed.

 

Where does one acquire the skill

To hide behind such steely mask?

Is it learned or is it gift?

Is knowing far too much to ask?

 

Can a heart learn to suppress the

Smallest twitch, the slightest glint?

Muscles under such control they

Fail to give a single hint.

 

I could reach out, offering a

Helping hand, a warm embrace,

If I could only know your thoughts,

If I could read your poker face.

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