i glance at you
across the room
meet your eyes
behind the mask
and we both know

you talk and laugh
i dance and smile
we don't exchange words
only knowing looks
and they don't know

the guests all leave
we lose the masks
familiar faces
stained with tears
we know too well

the curtains close
on the last act
of our pathetic drama
we were each so blind
to the other's desires

the costumes gone
bruised hearts exposed
a warm embrace
tears wiped away
by a loving touch

a tragic ending
to our masquerade
shamelessly ruined
by a sweet kiss
and a happy ever after