The Veil Of Hypocrisy
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Rinaaz Rahimullah, Grade 8
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Poetry
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2019
Tears are what lie beneath the irony of our deception
Yet we stride in a soldier’s stance
In the onlooker’s eyes.
To others we are soaring through endless clouds of contentment and serenity
As wings of privilege and praise adorn our backs
Whilst we are surrounded by iridescent colours
That illuminate our radiant lives.
But our masked reality,
The veil of hypocrisy we don
As the truth unfolds of how we are flightless birds
Whose wings are broken.
And that the darkness of these endless clouds that engulf us
Are grey with grief and sorrow.
But let the shining essence of the sun
Gleam over our worry and anxiety
Because the light of hope never ceases to fade.