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Behind this mask
Is the real
Not the fake
Behind this mask
Hides the ugly
And the hate
Behind this mask
Not a smile
Nor a laugh
Behind this mask
No charming word
No loving act
Behind this mask
A hurting soul
All tears flow
Behind this mask
Sometimes
We all go
Is the real
Not the fake
Behind this mask
Hides the ugly
And the hate
Behind this mask
Not a smile
Nor a laugh
Behind this mask
No charming word
No loving act
Behind this mask
A hurting soul
All tears flow
Behind this mask
Sometimes
We all go
Literature
The Fake Smile Mask
I, am one of the many,
One of the mask wearers.
A fake smile scrawled across my face,
Chipping and fraying at
Its very seams.
Go ahead, ask me if I am alright,
For not wanting to bore you with my problems,
And knowing no one can solve them,
I will slip my fake smile mask on once more,
Nod along in pleasure and continue
To store my secrets in a corked bottle,
One in which I may throw out to sea someday.
So try and read my emotions,
They may be real or fake,
I've had years of practice,
And my truth may be quite hard to take.
Literature
Is It Wrong?
Is it wrong
That I glance up at the clouds,
Feeling the wind through my hair,
And dream of a mystifying land
Where one can be accepted no matter what?
Is it wrong
That I choose to wear jeans down past my heels,
Baggy and ripped at the knees,
Unlike all the other boys that wear athletic
Shorts, so unscathed and clean?
Is it wrong
That I ask people about their troubles,
Sometimes doing all in my mortal power
To help them surpass the simple,
Even ones I have not defeated myself?
Is it wrong
That while the few friends I have
Dance around giddily and go to
The most extreme only to impress,
But I only hang back in silent content
Literature
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within:
I have nothing that I can give
Cause I was never taught to live
How do I know what is pain?
I disappear into the rain
Carry me on angel's arms
Don't let me ever come to harm
The blade will cut into my skin
I face the enemy within...
And I feel him, and I feel him cry
And I feel him, and I feel him cry
Dear Enemy
What do you want from me?
Take me slowly
Are you the man I'm meant be?
Dear Enemy...
Suddenly the lights go out
I open up and try to shout
Gasping out my final cry
Is this how I'm meant to die?
Lead me home once again
Let me face this world and then-
I will try to get control
Won't let this fee
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Literature type: Free Verse
Status: Rough Draft
Poem Written by: © Roselyn Edwards
Does it flow? Is it to short? What do you think? All opinions will be greatly appreciated and properly rewarded
Status: Rough Draft
Poem Written by: © Roselyn Edwards
Does it flow? Is it to short? What do you think? All opinions will be greatly appreciated and properly rewarded
© 2012 - 2024 roselynedwards
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Oh how much I love Mask related poems! Amazing!