The Mask

It lays there,
battered and torn,
a smile on it's face,
the paint is chipping off,
it is beginning to break and people will begin to notice,
I have to paint over the cracks,
because they wont heal,
the smile taints it's face almost wavering onto a grimace,
once it must have been beautiful,
an ornate decoration,
now it has been used too many times,
it lays there staring through unseeing eyes,
where my eyes will fit,
it stares waiting to be picked up,
waiting to be worn.

Reviews

[KatiePie]

This to me, speaks of a person who has given up their old ways but still, from time to time faces temptation and wants to go back, but doesn't think they should, but the feeling of it would be so great, and they know it. This is greatly written, I love the brutal honesty of this piece, great write, thank you for sharing. :)
-Cathrine

[Mauricio Montoya]

Great job.

[MiidniightSoul]

A very beautiful and dark poem. Great imagery.
"... it lays there staring through unseeing eyes... " that's such a great line.
Wonderful work.

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The Mask is fate's journey. The person is the glass filled with pain unseen, not yet ready to pour out it's liquid. The person sees the mask as the temporary relief to what people will surely come to understand...in due time. In this poem, I found the person looking at the mask is still debating on if she'll pick it up or not.

Ash

[Marshall Hanson]

Wonderful write. Very bold and great imagery. Keep up the great work

[Jonathan De Elvira]

wow...deep metaphor words and sentences..
nicely worded...

[Caitlynxoxo]

beautiful poem. I loved the description:

"The paint is chipping off"

It paints a very nice image in any reader's head :) Thanks for sharing!

xoxo Caitlyn xoxo

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To me I read this as a smile waiting to be worn.
Very nicely written
enjoyed it very much

[nono]

I like it how people learn to let go and come out of their shell you did a nice job! I like it this is beautiful and it matches so well!!