by Gitanjali Thiagarajah
(May 10, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian)
The masks fashioned
The dialogues rehearsed
Lights, camera……
The soulless performance
Each role, an empty pretence
One lie merges into another
Till one wonders what happened to humanity
A fleeting moment of knowing tears
A faint cry for justice
Covered with the hideous mask of lies
An honest soul so dear to find
Even the white robes soiled deep inside
Justice, truth and trust, they too don their masks
And play their parts
How it must ache for the master to see
His creation turning aside from destiny
A masquerade! We live our lives in vain
Alas! We fail to see
Judgment will rise one day and will be for eternity
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