Glass Masquerade

Today, I was debating about what I wanted to post. I thought about posting a real blog, I thought about posting a poem I wrote recently. I eventually decided on actually writing a post, and I even had this really good idea... I just changed my mind. Literally, when I opened the browser window. I'm going to give you the poem. The title is as it says up there- "Glass Masquerade." I wrote it for one of my classes and turned it in yesterday... it got peer reviewed, and pretty much everyone said they liked it. There was a little confusion here and there, but overall it got a good response. Anyway, I want to share it with anyone and everyone who might read this, and I really do want to know what you think. Anything from one word to a couple paragraphs (or more, if you like), I'm open to anything. Comment anonymously if you like. Whatever. I've recently been getting much more into poetry, and I really want to know if it makes any sort of sense to anyone else. So yeah. Here goes.

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It was the night

Of your 23rd birthday

When we danced.

I didn't know you,

Nor you me,

And we were wearing masks.

You were leaning against a wall,

Out of the way,

When I found you.

You were quiet, so
I stayed.

I didn't hate you.

Silence only lasts so long;

They found us,

And we had to stop hiding.

You asked me inside your eyes:

"Please." Just please.

I agreed.

You took my hand, and

They let you go.

You can't be stopped, after all,

Whether you're smiling or

Not. But this time you did

And I was happy.

We danced that night,

In circles, together.

And we were wearing masks.