Mask, by John Hicks

Mask, by Charlotte Hicks (USA). Contemporary.

​Mask
 
is metaphor
 
what we seek
for what we hide
 
is fear
 
of imperfection seen
through eyes that do not match
 
searching
 
for metaphor to fit
what we seek but cannot find

Lorette C. Luzajic

John Hicks is an emerging poet: has been published or accepted for publication by:  I-70 Review, First Literary Review – East, Panorama, Midnight Circus, Sky Island Journal, and The Society for the Preservation of Wild Culture.  In 2016 he completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska – Omaha.  He writes his poetry in the thin air of central New Mexico.