Not to long ago clouds covered the sun,
Light begged to escape the thick walls the world put up,
Small points of light burst through only to be covered again,
And again,
And again.

The world was dark for many years,
But one day a powerful wind pushed those clouds away,
Light shone fully for the first time,
It filled the earth with warmth and life began to spark.

Now clouds flow in once more,
Life fights it every second of the way to keep this spark.

The future is not clear,
It is clouded over,
But life will push it back,
No more clouds in a world of life.

The ball begins.
Masks glisten in the faint light,
As we dance,
Our feet tap the marble.
Eyes meet,
Hearts run wild,
Masks cover,
The ball draws to a close,
We bow,
Drawing one final look into eyes of deceit,

Home we arrive,
Only to be confronted with,
A mirror,
The mask slips off,
We are not the mask,
The mask is us.