we cover them so we may never see

we cover them so we may never see
the ugliness that grows along the way
from what they have become,our eyes do flee

the way they always were, to always be
requires that how they were will always stay
we cover them so we may never see

what happens to these personalities
who've left our homes, by force, to go away
from what they have become,our eyes do flee

so to preserve the silent memory
for preservation's sake, our only way--
we cover them so we may never see

so yesterday's most loved vitality
won't fade before the stench of what's today
from what they have become,our eyes do flee

for if, left uncovered, we let them be
would not the ugliness get in the way?
we cover them so we may never see
from what they have become,our eyes do flee

(C)2009, Christos Rigakos