The Mask

In this blind age of today

where greed and deceit are all there is

and lies and betrayal are the norms set

Masked emotions, masked feelings

masked desperation and masked words

Is a mask all there is?

Even death and sorrow seemed to pale

when they wore a mask

the lines of fear and the lines of sorrow

blurring seamlessly creating

a vile two headed monster, a horror, a shadow

the two masked faces of tyranny and sycophancy

Buried in lies and vileness

fading from the yellow pages

are true spirit and individualism,

the real essence of sweat and blood

mocked at, scoffed at, through the ages

true reason and intellect being forced to wear masks.

Wherein lies the Golden Age of Reason?

the true face of reason and compassion

Was it all just a lie, an illusion, a mirage ?

buried in the snow, nipped at the bud and left to die.

wherein lies the key to the great halls of the mind !

By- Rohit John
Undergraduate Student, 4th year
IIT Kharagpur