Jester

By Michelle Carr

I see you

You may not think I do 

But I do.

You may have forgotten 

What I am, but I have not

And I see you.

Hiding behind a mask,

A chameleon, 

A dancing monkey of sorts.

Trying desperately to please.

Please those who you think

Will give you what you want.

Spinning, twisting, bending 

Believing you are just.

All the while chiseling away 

At yourself, 

At that beautiful potential inside. 

Losing the person I had once believed 

to be worth knowing.

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