I offer you my hand
once more
And we join the masquerade
Twisting between the hidden dancers
We spin across the floor
We dance among the
shadows
Reflections of things we once were
Unformed ghosts of what we'd never be
Faded glories of nows that never happened
Shades of never been
The clock strikes
twelve
The music fades
The charade is over
The dancing is done
I remove my mask
Casting away the pretense and façade
I look up at you in curiosity
To see what midnight reveals
