You, the creature behind the veil
Why do you hide behind the smile?
your guile  & deceit,
the shame of being you
Why do you hide behind the smile?
your guile  & deceit,
the shame of being you
—
Ruminating and toiling,
The work of your hands-
denigrating the innocents.
Towards what end?
The work of your hands-
denigrating the innocents.
Towards what end?
—
Your scribbles of poetry
on life and death
why does it matter?
who will remember?
on life and death
why does it matter?
who will remember?
—
your power and your wealth,
silenced by the face of death.
All of your glory,
decrepit and dilapidated
silenced by the face of death.
All of your glory,
decrepit and dilapidated
—
Even the grave,
unleashes the worms on your carcass
your bones, an inconvenience-
to the grave
unleashes the worms on your carcass
your bones, an inconvenience-
to the grave
—
I stare at the mirror,
I see you-
Bluntly staring back at me.
a scowl etched on your temperament
I see you-
Bluntly staring back at me.
a scowl etched on your temperament
—
In the end,
what matters is the shards-
of kindness and love
that perpetuates the essence of your spirit
what matters is the shards-
of kindness and love
that perpetuates the essence of your spirit
—
Not your name, not your children
but the unseen gifts of grace,
that you shared with strangers-
transmuting & transmogrifying
from  generation to generation
but the unseen gifts of grace,
that you shared with strangers-
transmuting & transmogrifying
from  generation to generation
—
Though your name may never be known
and while history will forgive your presence,
your spirit will live on embodied in the culture
of men who were recipients of your love
and while history will forgive your presence,
your spirit will live on embodied in the culture
of men who were recipients of your love
–Prashant Thomas
Life Less Ordinary 
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Really awesome ☺
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