Maid In The Shadows

Maid In The Shadows
© Surazeus
2019 02 24

The maid cleans all the sorrows from the house
and sweeps the dirt of angry words outside
to clean the hollow heart of broken dreams
and mops to erase steps of bitterness.

The maid sits by the window of her room
after helping ease the business of life
by playing supporting role on family stage,
and dreams about the river where she played.

The maid retreats into shadows of hope
and vanishes from sight of cameras
that cannot see her face in the sunlight
when she serves drink to the actors who laugh.

The maid cooks food for everyone to eat
and cleans the houses where everyone plays
by performing as pillars of society
to keep the empire from falling apart.

The maid sits under the broad apple tree,
eating ripe fruit and watching children play,
for she is the roots nourishing the world,
bleeding tears so fruit may bloom on the tree.