Venice mask

Life is theater, you say, you explain;
Masks and such, and false pretenses;
All entertainment, nothing but a game,
From the openning to the closing -
It is a game!

Life is not theater, these are the facts;
Life is not a colourful masquerade;
Life is difficult, then beautiful once again;
Everything else pales, pales like death!
- E.Stachura