he hides
behind a pen
hides
behind a word
hides behind the ink swirled
onto paper
no one knows
who he is
who he’s been
he is only
a masque
of woven words
read
read
whatever he writes
read
read
every story
read and read
the key is in the art
read
and read
the words that support him
the ink
from the pen
of the writer
~