Cast off that mask
which you call happiness.
Let down your walls,
your guards and defenses.
Where is your face?
Or is there one?
Have you lost everything?
Yourself:
Heart.
Soul.
Mind.
Body
and who you once were.
Do you remember?
Can you tell between
them anymore?
What of that mask?
Behind it;
Who Are You?
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Author:
Stormy Day (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem began with a drawing, ironically. A simple sketch, of a girl huddled on the corner of the page, face hidden, arms wrapped around her legs, and in her hand a mask--as if about to let it drop from her grasp. It inspired me so I wrote this poem to accompany it, though the student artist never knew, and that artist remains unknown (to me).
- Category: Reflection
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Comments3
Wow... This is amazing!! One of the best poems I've ever read on here!!
Aw thanks so much. I just wrote it on a whim.
Excellent point...yet that is not the way to bring down the facade,...by demanding,...is it? Something that can get underneath, something that might inspire the trust? Just a guess, but that's what it seems to me.
You're absolutely right; as I've mentioned, I only put a little thought into it.
Cool! Loved it! I wonder what the real identity of that girl is! Keep writing and one day I shall answer to that girl's identity!
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