Life is all about strivings.
Sometimes we fail,
at times we succeed.

I realise there's a facet of my life which has been in tatters for as long as I can remember,
or rather, for as long as I want to remember.
It amuses me to see that while I can manage things within and around,
I fail pathetically when it comes to things between and among.

It's frustrating too, when one messed-up, hay-wire mass of confusion strikes me about every other day.
Maybe it's because the things we ought to say we keep within...
It's like superheating, Mr Boy would say...
I hope I never break water surface tension.
Actually I prefer drawing an allusion to swimming ducks- gracefully, smoothly gliding on the water's surface and yet the frantic, unsightly paddling that goes on below.

Such things brew...
after a while, you get a very thick coffee.
I never liked coffee.
The tanin gives yellow teeth,
the smell gives me a headache.

Phantom of the Opera-Masquerade

Masquerade!

Every face a different shade!

Masquerade!

Look around - There's another mask behind you!

Masquerade!

Burning glances, turning heads ...

Masquerade!

Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!

Masquerade!

Grinning yellows, spinning reds ...

Masquerade!

Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you!

Masquerade!

Seething shadows breathing lies ...

Masquerade!

You can fool any friend who ever knew you!