Complicity
by Shauna Rae
Day breaks, like any other,
Idealistic but moderate.
Worlds away, next door,
Colour.
The veil, stitched together again,
Tatters.
Pain, paralysis, pretending,
Together, apart.
Longing for understanding,
Yet, quick to repair the veil.
Hiding the ugliness,
Of my own privileged reflection.