Of course to any onlookers,
he seemed to be ridiculous.
As his own confusion set in,
so did his mirror-mask slip down.
No longer aware of his own act
the sadbeast wasn't able to continue
the masquerade.
Other people passed the boy
and wondered at why a sadbeast
would be so concerned at becoming
a proper happy-creature.
It was no more reasonable
than a fish trying to fly
or a worm trying to run.
But the sadbeast
was in such a fret
that he ignored the warnings,
the ringing words of the whole world
fell on ears attuned only
to the sound of his own screams.
Apr 10, 2013
Apr 10, 2013 at 3:28 AM UTC
Of course to any onlookers,
he seemed to be ridiculous.
As his own confusion set in,
so did his mirror-mask slip down.
No longer aware of his own act
the sadbeast wasn't able to continue
the masquerade.
Other people passed the boy
and wondered at why a sadbeast
would be so concerned at becoming
a proper happy-creature.
It was no more reasonable
than a fish trying to fly
or a worm trying to run.
But the sadbeast
was in such a fret
that he ignored the warnings,
the ringing words of the whole world
fell on ears attuned only
to the sound of his own screams.
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