The Mask of Colours

I put on the mask of colours and saw

Chameleons hiding from eagles, gliding through the sky

and snakes slithering along the jungle floor.

I wore the mask of pink and could taste raspberry

flavoured candy floss and saw blossoms in the distant

field.

I wore the mask of shadows and heard a silent whisper,

a howl of wind and saw the structure of my shadow staring

back at me.

I wore the mask of autumn and saw the red, gold and green

leaves falling off the barren trees, screaming as they fall.