Silent Masquerades Author:lewis "A poetical look back through history from the eyes of an individual trying to find a consensus between reality & the unreality of writing. Living to die and dying to live, the pieces in this book illustrate the dichotomy that all of us experience as we are pushed and pulled in a million different, and oft times opposing, directions. lewis speak... more »s out against all the silent masquerades many of us employ in a world too callus to expose who we really are out of fear, and dares the reader, instead, to discard all the masks until screaming naked we can dance beneath the moonlight, lacking shame!" --Mark William "lewis once told me that poetry should not be introduced, implying the poems are naked and explain themselves. Silent Masquerades is a collection of work that revels in raw words and thought, with poems that flow simply from a background of experiences and everyday thoughts. One moves through lewis' world and can feel his passion for poetry. He has a poet's eye using words to form feelings and Polaroid snapshots of thought. The poems and prose are extremely personal, and I felt like I was watching the writer work through life with pieces such as "Hard to Swallow," which rings of observation and personal discovery and "Elevation," a brilliant piece examining human behavior. As I read, the usual background distractions became obsolete, and really, if that doesn't happen, why continue to read? It feels wrong to try and explain why this book connects and maybe that is its greatest accomplishment." --David Stevenson« less