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Masquerade & Love

  • Mar 17
  • 2 min read

Updated: Mar 19


Inspired by Bridgerton — Benedict & Sophie ·

A cinematic poem about hidden love and the truth beneath the mask.


A moment.

A breath.



Masquerade kisses love.



An eternity

for my heart.




I cannot turn

my gaze away

from you.




I will never feel

the way I feel

in this moment

again.




Perhaps that is why

we call it love.




So many moments

from my past,

disguised as masquerade —




disenchanted,

yet enchanted.




In your eyes,

they soften

into innocence.




Every glance.

Every word.



With you —

something sacred.




My soul feels lost.



Never before

did my heart know

how to feel

like it does

in these seconds,

these minutes,

these hours

with you.




We play masquerade.



We hide our feelings.

We hesitate.

We break

what we feel.




Yet the heart

recognises truth —



no matter

which mask

we wear.




I have never met

someone

who sees

my entire being.




More than that —

who understands me.




You look straight through me,

beyond every façade,

beyond the roles

we all perform.




And I am no longer

willing to play.




Hearts recognise each other

as if two souls,

after a long journey,

finally meet again.



Nothing compares to you.



You are me

and I am you.




And yet —

we are divided.




By time.

By circumstance.




By a love

not meant to be.




We heal each other —

and still we wound.




One dance,

and the world

will never be the same.




One dance,

and without you

I remain alone.




Everything I ever was

mirrors itself

in your eyes.




And yet —



my heart breaks

under longing.




Because what should be

is not allowed

to be.




I love you.


And I flee

from what we call love.




Because love —

true love —



is the one thing

we cannot hold

without losing ourselves.




And yet


you are

what I have always known

to be true.




You are love.


The one.


You.




If you enjoyed this poem, you may also like:
Just Friends” — a cinematic poem about unspoken love
and the quiet space between friendship and something more.

“Masquerade & Love” is part of Lyrmotion’s exploration
of cinematic poetry — where words feel like scenes.



Sabrina
Poet
Founder of Lyrmotion™

© Lyrmotion 2026





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