Unfamiliar Faces

Your love is so difficult to read

from behind these slits for eyes

Your love is so very painful

that I couldn't imagine your hate

My kindness is met with curses

they dig into me deep, but I dare not pull them out

lest my face meet another blow

Your love is so confusing

I've failed many a times to understand

I ignore the red ring around my neck

and i'm not too fond of the purples and blues

that are speckled all about me

The mirror keeps whispering to come near-I refuse

Your sight longs for my presence at all times

and mines longs for your smile, but it's been awhile

In my suffering I wait to see that familiar face from long ago

Patiently waiting for it to emerge

which is the reason for my pleasant demeanor

despite my agony

I will place a kiss upon its cheek

and embrace that moment

should it ever arrive

I pray that he will materialize

before I disappear into eternity

Minnie Mariah Wilson is 31-years-old and a children's book author and illustrator of Just Ask My Mom and Dad/SOCKS. Minnie also writes poetry and has been working as a production assistant for over 7 years.

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