Has your soul ever been displayed,
Framed by thick wooden-glazed borders,
and set up in the gallery of another's life?
Can you say the painting of you
Beams with joy through heavy clouds,
Sliced by sharp shards of glass-like light?
If not, may you then brush-up yourself,
Quick blots of pink on sunken cheeks,
Lighten the shade under each eye?
Or will you draw the curtain,
Blind me to me, and you to you,
Pinch out the last flicker of fight?
Jul 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM UTC
Has your soul ever been displayed,
Framed by thick wooden-glazed borders,
and set up in the gallery of another's life?
Can you say the painting of you
Beams with joy through heavy clouds,
Sliced by sharp shards of glass-like light?
If not, may you then brush-up yourself,
Quick blots of pink on sunken cheeks,
Lighten the shade under each eye?
Or will you draw the curtain,
Blind me to me, and you to you,
Pinch out the last flicker of fight?
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