Your Mask

Unearthly serenity masks your face.
Calm and poised in your every move.
Inexperienced eyes would miss.
Ignorant bystanders would never guess.

The turn of your head.
Your eyes trained to hide.
Shading your inner thoughts.
Not one will notice what is beneath.

The grace in your steps.
The perfectly bent head.
Quietly listening to others.
While your thoughts are far away.

Seeing beyond your cool exterior.
Knowing all your thoughts.
Silently smiling to myself.
Knowing the object of interest.

You have been captivated.
Lost in a far off trance.
Taken away from this very place.
Evidence left here of you, being faint.

Only a quarter of an hour.
Till you can escape from here.
Escape from these uninteresting people.
Finally be taken whole.

Your movements speak calm.
Your smile speaks beauty.
Your act shows talent.
Talent for fooling the crowd.

Not long now you wait.
You bid your farewells.
A break for the door.
Freedom is oh so sweet.

My smile is reserved for you.
My thoughts are trained on you.
You have captivated my attention.
You cannot fool me.


Copyright 2010 Lauren Hall ©