the actor

the actor

A Poem by rosieect
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I wear a robe of lies and shame, 

beaming at the crowd, begging for their adulation. 

instead of throwing roses, they turn their backs on me. 


i play the role of an actor, 

daughter, sister, friend, confidant. 

with each character i shed my skin


the person at the core left a long time ago, 

or perhaps she was crushed under the weight of a thousand pressures

“you’ll never be good enough”


so she got up and left me to pilot a shell 

i worry that they notice, when i pretend to care 

or when i care too much, internally flinching. 


i suppose that means she’s still there, 

begging for the crowd to come back and tell her she’s beautiful 

and wonderful 


but i get up, 

and i put on todays mask

before it all comes crumbling down. 

© 2017 rosieect


Author's Note

rosieect
june 2017- too raw?? I don't know if I like this one at all.

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Added on August 12, 2017
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rosieect
rosieect

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kind of sad, trying to get over it. not 100% sure if poetry is something I'm good at or not. more..

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A Poem by rosieect