Alias

We put on aliases 
Every day when we
Try and pretend
We aren't who we
Truly are inside

We give up a piece of
Ourselves each time we
Try and change ourselves
To fit someone else's mold
Or to fit in to the daily
Grind trying to fit in
And not be noticed

Sometimes it can seem
Easier to just go along
With the flow and
Never challenge your
Part or your alias
And the mask you
Put on everyday
To hide the true you

Ultimately it is better
To be yourself and to
Let go of everything
That tells you it is not
Ok just to be you

You are perfect just
The way you are
Every one has their
Own purpose and
Their own personal
Identity that wants 
To shine through

Its when you let
Go of these aliases
And you start being
Yourself that you can
Be free of the trappings
Of the world and begin
To live life freely without
Any boxes or restrictions
To keep you from soaring
Free of the boxes and the
Aliases that control and
Restrict us in the long run

Reviews

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

I love how uplifting this write is. That second stanza I really enjoyed how you worded that. Enjoying the simple title too, the word very much fits the poem and descriptions of people and our troubles to be ourselves in the world. Really nice write, enjoyed a lot.

[Mary]

good advice in this poem- sometimes it's difficult to decide which part of us is the real us. Is it the face we make on the first date? or the job interview? or the one with our best friends at the beach. Sometimes I wonder if like diamonds, we are multifaceted.

[Barbara Walker]

You hit the nail on the head. It gets so tiring wearing all those masks!

[Deron Alexis]

lol i find myself somewhat attracted to imperfection but most of all the imperfection that is not smeared with biased pretense and fakings if you are what you are who says you have to be normal it is a human desire but no one is normal so if you are you're actually fake

[Jess]

...Nobody is perfect,except Our Divine Creator,,''we are unique from one another in our own distinctive way'',,,but who are brave enough to face the reality of life?who wants to be wounded a several times?who allows the arrow of hate,fear,agony and death struck into us??no one can do it,,we can't let ourselves absorbed all these harsh reality that seem to hinder us along our way,that left a scar in our heart,,the reason is that,,WE ARE AFRAID TO ACCEPT THE REALITY''but,,we should escape from the chain of pretensions!!let everybody knows who you really are,and let the world knows that,,EVERYONE HAVE IMPERFECTIONS!!

.thanks for sharing Sir Ahmad:)i really liked this

[Ahmad Cox]

Very beautiful. Said from someone that truly knows the reality as it is. There is one divine creator and source from which all life and love springs but everything exists in duality. Everything has its opposite and just as there is light there is darkness yet love always conquers the darkness and fear and once you realize that all of your masks and pretensions fall away.

[Tarry Franck]

Under-the-water I must agree. I'm a victim of this as well. We are afraid to be struck by reality, love, or death again and again. Not only a mask but build a wall to. Can't let just anyone in. Our guards are up to due our past, but I do think you poem as has positive outlook and you are so right. It's time to let go, be free of the trappings!

Very well done and great inspiration! Thought provoking!!!!

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you. I know that I used to be the same way myself. I was even closed off and was picked on growing up and stayed mostly to myself so it was ironically enough through my poems that I was able to express myself and help to heal others as well.

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you on behalf of everybody you have helped pull through.

[under-the-water]

its easier to live behind a mask because if you ever get hurt - you can just act as if it only damaged your mask - not actually you. its something to coward behind. i am a victim of this i must say. it is for the weak and broken because we are afraid to get struck or hit by reality or love or death again.

[Ahmad Cox]

I know that even I carry around a mask or an alias. I have many different parts of myself that have equal values as well. Its not necessarily that you are weak. We are all broken in our own ways. I know that I have even had my fair share of negative thoughts and times in my life when I was broken and weak and my mind was clouded with uncertainty but it was through those experiences I was able to write about these things because I have gone through them myself.

[Gray Witch]

Very deep and very true.........Aliases like masks are sometimes easier to live behind and in front of........

[Ahmad Cox]

Unfortunately.

[Hadeel ( Charming Fairy..]

Amazing Ahmad :) YES ! you have to love your self the way you are
no one is perfect for sure , and every single one on this earth has a unique special thing that makes him remarkable and special among people , in a way or another :)

[Ahmad Cox]

Yep and you are pretty special yourself.

[Hadeel ( Charming Fairy )]

Ohhhhhhhhh Thank you ^_^ you are so sweet :)

[Kaitlynn A. Black]

I totally agree with this! We all must be who we are inside no matter the cost or hardship, for the hardships later in life are far worse. Never leave the trapped self caged, or it will explode when least opportune. =D
I enjoyed this smooth flow and how it really brings the reader to think. =)

Kate

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you. I am really glad you liked it,