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Kanna K. Siripurapu

Face-off

I’M COLOURLESS BUT OPAQUE,
I’M TRANSPARENT BUT HIDE MY OWN SECRETS,
YOU CAN TAKE A PLUNGE BUT NOT DEEP,
DIVE DEEP ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT LIES BENEATH,
A TRUE ME BREATHES UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE OF MY SKIN,
WHAT IS VISIBLE IS A FACE-OFF OF A TRUE FACE HIDDEN BENEATH..!

(2013)

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