Faithful Foes

• Nelly Lakkis, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2011

Masking your skin with something to add
Will leave the stars pale and your smile sad

Leave the moon the way it was born
With its motherly love never to be torn

Seeing is no reaction to opening your eyes
Only your soul can expose the world’s lies

To radiate your rays, let your vision heal
Keeping your eyes closed, won’t reveal what’s real

Your spirits emotion is nothing more than a rose
The thorns cutting your loved ones and your faithful foes