Art

Berolinensis Midnight Masquerade – Matilda Z. Halen

The day of Salvation I came to town

Melted snow, Christmas lights

far away from Vienna

Late November

At the movie theater down the subway line

Red chairs and a Romanian movie

Berlin is on fire

I always miss you in the middle of the night

Your Venetian mask and woolen coat

Eyes of the philosopher in exile

Masquerade

Masquerade

  Berlin is on fire

The day of Salvation I came to town

I saw you standing on the Boulevard

Black woolen coat

Eyes of the philosopher in exile

Baby Blue

Daddy, this is a Masquerade

Hold my hand

Masquerade

Masquerade

Matilda Z. Halen is a writer based in Washington, DC. Her work has appeared in New English Review, Misery Tourism, Adelaide Magazine, Lily Literary Review, and other publications. You can find her on Twitter @mydearmatilda