Thursday, May 27, 2021

Dies irae (Part One) ~ Thursday, May 27, 2021

Monsters hide behind masks, beneath triggers, anger bursts dormant volcanoes

erupts beneath shifting tectonic plates, lava boils burning flesh ashen

anger consumes monsters, mouths spew forth hot lava, sulfuric in temper

naked behind their masks, faces empty, joyless, sorrow nobody knows

People wear disguises, masks hidden in plain sight, dramatis personae

encounter characters within farcical roles: heroes, monsters, villains

obstacles obscure paths, no possible success, failure as solution

people setup hurdles, create adversity, laugh at soldiers fallen

laugh at ludicrous death, stage play in jest we act, masks shed tears, dogs whimper

ears prick up, man's best friend, dogs see beyond our masks, whine in salutation

Solutions to problems hard-earned, hard-fought, hard-won, still failure with no aid

üpfenstägen, time stops, drops dead before the grave, humanity remains

crass casualty befalls chance with impunity, monsters devour our stars

killed by happenstance, fire friendly or otherwise, heroes die, villains lie

Shallow in graves for dogs, not men nor women, death wears no mask, no disguise

hides in plain sight, unseen, yet not invisible, but ubiquitous, scores

injured by right, a wrong, death awaits patiently, collects masks to bury

to burn, Dies irae, the Day of Wrath, anger consumes monsters cruel lives

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