The Mask

We all have our Masks...

The Mask 

A Poem by Colton Warr

Tell me, if you could,

What can you hide behind your mask? 

What treacherous thoughts, what eroding emotion. 

I will answer, but only because you ask

I'll tell you, because I can 

A divided family, a questionable love

A decision made to leave a perfect girl 

An innocent mirage that I cannot get out of

I'll tell you, because I can 

New beginnings and abrupt endings 

A phantom haunting my heart and soul

My god, where am I heading? 

I'll tell you, because I can 

Am I the one doing the marooning, or am I being marooned? 

Pushing and pulling at my own pleasure 

Can't you taste my wound? 

I'll tell you, because I can 

I love my family, I hate my true love

Or perhaps did I confuse the two? 

Can't you tell, I am such the wholesome Dove? 

I'll tell you, because I can 

Have I gone too far, should I be caged alone?

I deserve to be by myself 

Forever destined to aimlessly roam  

I'll tell you, because I can 

What damnation awaits me, you politely ask

But perhaps it is you that should decide

Am I the one wearing a Mask? 

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

spoken with perfection. Great work!!

[Colton Warr]

Thank you so much, Andrew! I'm glad you enjoyed this piece! Thanks for stopping by and giving this a read!

[andrew mitchell]

just excellent craftmanship!

[Willard Wells]

Very nice work. I like it. thank you for sharing

[Colton Warr]

Thank you, Willard! I'm glad you liked this piece! Thank you for reading it!

[Dipanjan Dutta]

Marvellous writing. I like the confidence portrayed in your poem.

[Colton Warr]

Thank you so much, my friend! I appreciate the kind words! Thanks for giving this a read, I'm glad you liked this one!

[Tina]

The emotion really flows in this poem. It's very thought provoking and I enjoy your repetition of the line "I'll tell you, because I can"

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Tina! I'm glad I got you thinking and i'm glad you enjoyed this piece! Thanks for stopping by and giving this a read!

[yelyah]

damn! I can really feel the emotion and depth of each line :)

great poem!! :D

[Colton Warr]

Thank you so much, my friend! I'm glad I made you feel something with this piece. Thanks for giving this a read!

[Deepika]

Great topic and beautiful writing! Keep up good work :)

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for reading!

[Briana O'Connor]

Such depth in each line that anyone can relate to at some point in their lives. Love the constant thought provoking questions. Nicely penned. Thank you for sharing.

[Colton Warr]

Thank you so much, Briana! I'm happy that you were able to relate to this. We do indeed all have our masks. Thanks for stopping by and giving this a read!

[Abilash Uttama]

indeed we all have our mask and sometimes we wear mask even in front of ourselves. Impactful poem, loved it!

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, my friend! You are exactly right, sometimes we even wear the mask in front of ourselves. And that can cause us to lose ourselves in the mask. I'm glad you liked this one, thanks for reading!

[Alex Boyd]

I'll tell you, because I can
I love my family, I hate my true love
Or perhaps did I confuse the two?
Can't you tell, I am such the wholesome Dove?

I'll tell you, because I can
Have I gone too far, should I be caged alone?
I deserve to be by myself
Forever destined to aimlessly roam

I'll tell you, because I can
What damnation awaits me, you politely ask
But perhaps it is you that should decide
Am I the one wearing a Mask?

I love the last three stanza they speak of volume and also I can related to them especially for first stanza of the last three... "I love my family, I hate my true love or maybe I confuse the two." Words that I live by because sometimes it's all a big mess... Sometimes the mask that we as writers hide behind isn't a mask at all but a sheild from the one's who do not understand. And for thier misunderstanding they are the one's who are hiding...

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Alex! I do believe we all have our masks, and perhaps writers more so than others. We tend to hide our true selves by our writing, or hide our true selves in life and only expose a little bit of the truth in our work. I think I am the latter. I'm happy that you enjoyed this piece! Thanks for reading!

[Haley Wilson]

Reminds me of my poem 'Lost in the Facade", haha. This is a wonderful poem and concept though, we must show our true selves at some point, because the masks may suffocate us. Favorited :)

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Haley! I'll have to take a look at this poem! Exactly! There is a point where I believe the mask can become suffocating, and which point we must rip it off in a rather liberating fashion! Im glad you liked this one! Thanks for reading!