To You, A Veiled Friend
You are my friend.
My only friend.
And as I stand here holding you
You taunt me so.
"I'll hide you! I'll hide you!"
But you hide me from her!
You hide me from the one that true beauty knows.
I love her
I hate you!
If only we could part.
And yet I know
I cannot live without your touch!
Oh, how dreadful!
As they all wish to remove
You taunt them and me!
WHY?!
You foul, wretched thing!
You hide me in misery!
You hide me in shame!
Please, dear friend
Unmake this relationship
Make this untrue!
Let me live as a man!
Not as a monstrosity!
Let me live
Let me love
Let me free
Free from this hidden, terrible place!
Hide me no longer
Make me free
Not this monstrosity!