Flying From The Masquerade Ball Poem by Maya Reid

I live in a world full of people
At a masquerade ball
Pretending to be something
Someone
They’re not
But you
You lifted the mask
From my weary face
Looked deep into my eyes
Saw my beautiful soul
Down there
And brought it up
To the surface
For me to see
You bring out
The best in me
And make me the girl
I’ve always wanted to be
I turn around
Your tender hands explore my back
Find my zipper and pull it down
I step out of society’s frilly ball gown
And standing there
Nearly naked
I am suddenly clothed
By the warm blanket
Of your unexpected love
And from under the blanket
I feel new growth
I scream your name
As I feel its blissful pain
Suddenly I have a wing
A single wing
That matches yours
You grab me in a tight embrace
As I fly away
To my own personal paradise
In the arms of the man I hold
And who hold me tight
As we sail away
Into the light