In fear
they hear their steps
see the faces
in the trains
of thoughts
nationalists
they’re knocking at their door
in the streets of the democratic country
in a world
full of falsehood
words overwhelm
today democracy is a mask
of hypocrisy
power is aggression
in a world
full of populism
stairs without exit
everywhere
they’re hiding
before themselves
fearing of
The Masks
~*~
Anna Banasiak, Poland
— Born in Poland in 1984, I live in Łódź, in the central part of the Country. I’m a poet and
literary critic. You can find me on poemhunter.com, but a number of my poems can be read
also on different websites. I’m interested in Art and psychology.
(This poem is abstracted from the Book of Time To Show Up: Poets For Democracy Poets Unite Worldwide. For more poetry on democracy, you may go to the link here
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