Veil
Ice recedes from the shoreline
Exposing sand and rock
Shallow depths revealed
In the absence of the dock
It is nature’s progression
As natural as can be
Without the obstruction
Clear, for all to see
Unveiling the spring
The sun’s annual task
Shedding its icy skin
Removing winter’s mask
So much can be missed
By concealing what is real
Be emotionally available
Revealing how you feel
Like a curtain slightly open
A door, partially closed
A layer of obstruction
Your self, unexposed
Veiled from the truth
Seldom taken to task
Pull away the pretense
Take off your mask
The sun patiently waits
Dependant on the breeze
Clouds riding the wind
Inhibiting what it sees
Wanting to see the world
Staring down from the blue
An unobstructed look
The warmth of the view
An unveiled perspective
All the sun can ask
Truly down-to-earth
Life beyond the mask
It reaches for your limits
Looking to take hold
Never shy or unassuming
Persistent, and bold
Shoulders to fingertips
Stabbing, jabbing its way
Obstructed by this agony
A pall on another day
Veiled in this existence
Relief inside the flask
The potion of the pills
The substance of your mask
An unobstructed glimpse
Not too much to ask
Removing your veil
An unenviable task
Find it in yourself
Life without the
mask