My mask

My mask

A Poem by Tashida
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So for this one the title serves as the opening line... Enjoy :)

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Hides my fears…

The ones no one knows exist

Knows my secrets...

The ones capable of destroying even the strongest bonds

My mask

Hides my pain… 

So I need not try to

My mask

Confronts the world… 

So I don’t have to

Lies to others... 

so I don’t have to

Smiles at others... 

so I don’t have to

No one knows what lurks underneath the porcelain covering

It’s grafted onto my skin… 

embedded into my DNA...

Even I have forgotten

My mask…

What would I do without it?

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   Who would I be without it?

© 2017 Tashida


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Great verse ....... it's one of those mind bending situation that make you stop and think. ...... thats the intensity of it. Not many want to dear friend. .........excellent!

Posted 6 Years Ago


I don't know why, but the mental disorder "PTSD" sort of came to mind while reading this. I always see those types of people trying to hide the demons that torment them through a mask that tells a constant lie. Their fears are buried so deep that all that remains is the facade. The mask becomes one's identity, reality. It's a weird way to look at it, but those were my thoughts in this poem. Great job!

Posted 7 Years Ago


Tashida

7 Years Ago

Thank you for stopping by Sapientiam. I never thought about it that way but you're absolutely right .. read more
You have pinpointed so well these masks we wear every day - even to the point where we do not even know that we are!

Great poetry.

Posted 7 Years Ago


I suppose we all do it. Especially in business.
The sad fact is, the person you're doing it to, is doing it back to you.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Tashida

7 Years Ago

Yes this is true... You can never REALLY know what's going on in another person's head. Thank you fo.. read more

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Tashida
Tashida

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