THE ART OF DISGUISE

is allowed
brings elements of surprise
as the spirit shines through

you must always be who you are

a version of truth in the eyes
an animus
                 at a depth unfathomable

even more than a millennium after the face

holds its own authenticity
embellished only by its own disguise
tufts of hair only false eyes

equidistant from full lips that never kissed
for love
cannot disguise sadness

even from this distance

where the human still survives

the art is complete