The Actress

A Poem by A.marie.speaks

thought I was playing it safe

so I made the mistake of being fake

pretending its all great

with a smile on my face.

but slowly what took place,

just when I cannot say

everything

drifted

away..

lonely and lost I decided to stay

someone come help me find my fate!

but it started to rain

I must have

rusted

this

way..

cause here I still am,

stuck in the scam that I can be

what I believe I am.

and not what the see..

someone who is truly ME

not some shell of a person

so obviously hurtin'

so deeply

I cant get my body workin'

cant stop the sadness for jerkin' me away

forcing

me to play

just what.. I can't explain

but it takes up most my days.

somehow I just

fade

away

the Mask is worn on stage

with a smile on my face - my struggle hides away

and there it will stay

while I'm the Act I hate to play

© 2015 A.marie.speaks

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Philip Muls

Makes me think of the 'character lie' we are all guilty of. We all establish a 'persona', an ego mask to face the outside world.

You capture well how the lie becomes you.
Well done. Could you read mine ?

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

Thank you! I will definitely check your writings out

alifeacoustic

WOW. Just wow. I felt your soul brush against me reading this. Hold on, im gonna read it again...eah, okay. WOW.
I should shut up now, and not spoil things, but that would just be the mask talking. I dont know what else to say, but wow.
We all play parts, sometimes those parts make us feel lost in who we were, but we do it anyway. I find some solace In knowing its a mask and that one day, someone will see whats beneath.
Not to put too fine a point on it, WOW.

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

Haha your response made me laugh a little, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's hard to find a b.. read more

HippieSoulPunx

I think we're all wearing masks, and we struggle to take them off even when we want to, after spending such a long time wearing them. We're all acting until we find someone who wants to get to know the actor/actress, not the characters we're playing. Beautiful writing, very honest and full of emotion.