Love Poem: The Man In the Cloak
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Written by: Eliani Mountjoy

The Man In the Cloak

To the man in the cloak
The drop of water in a glass of tequila
The moment of silence between cries
The kiss of sanity between storms

To the whisper in the dark
The hidden notes in a hymn
The mask behind the paint
The eyes behind the tears

To the mime with speakers
The one who plays the joker..
When the king is on his head
The one who fools, in fear of being fooled

To the one who saves by burying
Shadowing his ashes in fear that the black will stain the ravens
But the wings are spread, always have been
Waiting for the shadows to burn the numb feathers

To the funeral wrapped in circus 
To the blood painted with syrup
From the blink black pouring raven
To the man in the cloak