detail Masks of Dutch Courage
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4 th floor
M A S K S O F D U T C H C O U R A G E
A bottle
a glass
we hide behind
side-stepping ourselves
escaping painful truths
Hopeless holes
invincible for a night
strong as an ox
sexier then Jagger
smarter than you
With hearts of hope
mouths full of wonder
eyes wide-shut
on a turn of a coin
sweet to sour
Bitter jabs fly
nasty reality hits
luck falls flat on its face
the party’s over
punched sober
A new mask is fitted
the protector
we hide between
the sharpest
of shame
A bottle
a glass
embracing the Dutchman
courage lost
then found
Karla Dickens 2016
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