Family Affair

Misunderstood intentions

never to trust,

alone in a room

filled with righteous ones.

Wearing duplicitous smiles

their evasive eyes

reveal the truth

they assume can’t be seen.

Sealed in a vacuum,

detached from the rest.

An un-crossable line

round an invisible corner.

Who are the chosen

and who gets to decide?

 

 

 

Shelli Carlisle ©2010

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