Mask

Inside everyone is someone they are afraid to show to others, sometimes this person is shoved down by ourselves, sometimes by others.

Mask.

Hiding behind a mask, where noone can see,
 

is a person that,
you'd never know was me.
A person who
loves and is loved in the open
lifes life and loves life
sings without caring,
if you listen
dances hoping that in the
second the mask slips you'll understand
is not afraid,
to be me,

but all that anyone sees is the fake me, plaster and paint,
my mask,
the mask that,
hides in public
sits in the back
loves but stays secret
crys alone, when i should ask help,

Hiding behind a mask,
where no one can see
is a person that just wants to be me.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Many of us have masks to hide our real feelings and emotions. A excellent poem. Life allow us to be many things. I believe better to be real and hope life allow us to think and be free. A excellent poem. You made me think.
Coyote

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

I think everyone has related to this poem in their lives or will eventually. Awesome job!

[Wesley L Dingler]

That was really neat. I only have one thing to point out, though: did you mean to write "Lives life?" or did you mean to put "lifes life?"

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

Wonderfully written!

[Calypso]

Well written. There was a very good story told in this poem.

[Meaghan]

this is awesome, I love the way it flows, and how well I can connect with it.

[Short.Nerd]

Amazing job! It has a nice flow (: Keep up the good work

[ColorblindMartian.]

I really like the symbolism behind this. some people will never show there true inner being.

[Moflo]

This was a pretty good poem, I like the symbolism behind it. Can stand to be more in depth but I think its a fantastic start.

[OT]

how has no one reviewed this? I think this is great!! we all put on masks to face the world, it's our way of facing the harsh discrepancies we'll face!! but we let that mask slip for some people - just have to find the right people!! great!!