20 Years

Two people hid
under a desk for twenty years,
while the sun snuck and shined
the truth up against
their faces. Painted in red,
they continued into the closet.
Soundproofed, their mouths
made no noise in the long run.
But for nearly as long as we slept,
they were forced to stare at the flash,
to look over their backs,
until the next day,
when they disguised each other.