BEHIND THE VEIL
Sideways glances
In a shared room around me
Auburn hair
Hairs shortish spikish
Hairs straight and fair
Afro - frizzy
Hairs somewhat reddish
Wavy
Heads that don dreads
Hairs dark - kinky
Room of heads
Talking
Words and pictures like fish out of water
Words floating, some tripping, sharing experiences, sharing meaning
Sideways glances, there I catch it again
Dimpled smiles, eyes dancing
Eyes focused inwardly
Focusing
On words
Reeling inside ones heart and head
Like cacophony the cackle of words loony
Some of rhythm others out of tuny
Like a chattering monkey I feel buffoony
No matter though in this room
Like bread crumb trails
Words lead me behind the veil
Stolen glances
I catch it
Catch words
Catch words behind words
Catch the invitation
Journey with me behind my veil
Them Words spoken there
Hidden there in the inner receptacle
May not be quite acceptable
You stretch out your hand and take mine
The road forks ahead, you stop you stare
At once I perceive a choice
At the fork
True me or fantasy
True you – I respond candidly
I recall
The bread crumbed tail left behind
Some words misleading others leading
Like Alice in wonderland the road opens up a hole
We free fall, gaily laughing like children innocence reborn
We slip in to a tunnel filled with doors
Voices behind the doors
Those are the friends I made along the way… you say
What’s behind that door?
You smile Baby years
These doors hold memories
Come let’s meet my friends…
Finally one brass gated door with coded access keys and combination locks
Mesmerized I run and feel its cold plated panels
At once your friends hurl themselves like bouncers across the door
No this one you can’t go – you say protectively
One long hard stare between us, sideway glances
I sense your demeanour brooding
I reach to my pocket retrieving breadcrumbs
Words dropping, trailing, tripping, sailing
Entrails leading to my world
behind the veil
