Masquerade

They say you can’t please everyone,

But what if the ones

Who aren’t pleased with you

Are the same ones

You want to please?

 

A little girl,

Her corset in place

Flowers in her hair,

A smile on her face;

Everyday

She puts on this masquerade.

 

Be true to yourself

Is what they say,

But how can you show

All the tears at bay?

 

How can you show them

The messed up woman

Inside?

 

The one who couldn’t stay put,

Who seeks for adventure,

Who isn’t well mannered;

The one who breaks down as fast

As lightning and thunder.

The one who runs instead of walk,

And who couldn’t stop her talk.

It’s just a disgrace,

That’s all.

 

Why make other people unhappy

With your own petty misery,

When it’s easier to put on a smile

And try to make their stay worthwhile?

 

That’s what they want, after all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Jasmarine]

Reminds me of those movies where a rich girl has a secret identity she knows her parents will have a heart attack about. But is this not true for the majority of us? We put on a show for others, trying to fit in and not letting our true inner-self show to the point were we're miserable? Eventually you get to the point where you don't care what people think or you slip up and everything comes spilling out. People expect us to be someone we're not and the strain of keeping up with that identity consequently pushes you over the line. Good writing, I really liked this one :)

[SK Woodiwiss]

This one burns. Very constricting in your style almost to the point where I can envision a young girl with a tight fake smile, reciting your work. That is difficult to do and you have pulled it off - allowing a vision to appear from the words you write. This work needs to be read simply as a reminder of the pressure we put on our young girls - that often times our expectations are well below what young women are and are capable of - thanks for the reminder

[SoulofManyFaces]

This is a very raw, emotional poem, and this is my take
on it...be who you are, and it doesn't matter if you please
them or not, BE YOU! We are all different, that's what makes
us special, and if the people we meet don't think we are
special, then they should get their noses out of their
a**** LOL!


I use to think I had to please people, I stopped that quick because
people just didn't care anyway, and I was miserable. Now, I am just
in my own dark world LOL!

Great piece...keep up the good work.
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