She woke up every day and put on her mask,
Because that was what people expected,
What they wanted to see,
her with her disguise
Because no one wanted the truth, they wanted her lies
But she too wanted to hear her lies,
To wear her mask
Because sometimes she could fool even herself
She had played this part for so long that she had lost herself in it
Numbness faded and gave way to joy and blissful ignorance
Even if only for a moment she could feel something other than pain
But the truth always found her
It knocked her off her feet and stole her pride,
Drug her to her bed and suffocated her in the sheets
She would cry and scream, but no one came
She was alone,
With her fears and her lies
Sometimes she would reach desperately for her mask that hung on the door
But it was too far,
she gave in
like she always did,
To the truth,
To her reality
Because she knew that the next morning the lie would once again engulf her
Surround her with its poison,
Intoxicate her with its sweet scent,
Create the delusion she craved.
Because that mask and the lies were what she lived for
What pulled her from her nightmares
And kept her from ending it all
But she always knew in the dark corners of her mind
That it was all just an act
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Author:
Eli (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: The past few months have probably been the most difficult of my life, and the worst part is that I don't know when it will get better. This poem means a lot to me because even if it was for just a short amount of time, it helped to me to feel a little better. I guess I wrote this to let others know that everyone, no matter what your going through, has moments in life where they feel like they won't make it. You just have to put on a brave face and know that in time (even if you don't know when) it will all get easier.
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WELCOME CLAIRE ~ THANKS FOR SHARING YOU VERY POIGNANT FIRST POEM ~ i TRUST YOU FOUND IT CATHARTIC. We can all empathise because we all put on a mask and hide behind it. However reading between the lines (and your comment) makes me realise that my experiences are much less than yours ! I am pleased you assure us that it can and will get easier ~ Thank you ~ Every Blessing ~ Thinking of you BRIAN (UK)
Thank you for the warm welcome! I have always enjoyed writing poetry, but never shared it. Receiving feedback is most definitely new to me, but so far I'm enjoying it 😀
Great and wonderful write
Thank you! 🙂
Welcome
wow, many will relate to this well written work. welcome I hope to read much more, get busy ww.
Thank you! That is definitely something I love about poetry, it is often open to interpretation, making it relatable to many.
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