Honesty (my mask is so tight i've become unable to breath)

we crack
smiles
or vases
proclaiming our cases
from pulpits
or dung heaps
as the city sleeps

eyes open, heart pounding, our screams are resounding

claiming serenity, pleading for pity, grasping for dignity, coming up empty

construct
abstractions
to replicated
our passions
convincing the masses
that we are alive

abandon pretension, disarm apprehension, reveal frustration, share celebration, a bold declaration, let each other in.