Hidden just outside the glow

Hidden just outside the glow

 

Could you love from behind a pane of glass, and show me who you really are?

Could you bear your heart for someone to see, and wish you were looking at me?

 

The light goes out to a dim glow.

So low, that no one can see the shadow anymore.

 

Are you scared to let yourself show to someone who feels the same as you?

We keep ourselves just beyond the glow afraid to show who we really are.

 

So many secrets I keep to myself.

Could I chance anyone taking even just a peek?

Reviews

[shallimarRose]

Ron I am so honored that you let me read this one first. I feel you are looking into the computer screen for this one not a mirror. the hi/low glow is perhaps that of the monitor as you stare into it and it dulls until her shadow is all but faded away.
You ask "Are you scared to let yourself show to someone who feels the same as you?
We keep ourselves just beyond the glow afraid to show who we really are." This is the part of the poem that is so poignant to me. I think so many are afraid to show who they are. Look at all the fake avatars.. Few use real pictures and real ages.. It makes one wonder what they hide "so many secrets" as you say.. Fantastic piece here... Keep bleeding Ink my friend..

[ron]

Thank you. I think people hide what they want mostt o be seen.

[shallimarRose]

wow that is a pretty deep way to look at it. I never thought about it like that but you could be right.. Rose

[Me]

I could relate to his one, great read :) x

[ron]

Thank you. I know how it is to be hide in plain sight.

[dw817]

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Secrets shared are a very intimate thing, Ron. Secrets are secretive for a reason. In some way, they hurt someone. Oh, not physically, no, I mean emotionally, or mentally. If they were to get out.

For someone to tell you a secret of theirs is a GREAT trust placed on you, and one not to be taken lightly. It is up to you how many secrets of your life you reveal.

As for me, I believe in the Sybok Principle which goes against the grain of secrecy, but I understand your viewpoint nonetheless.

[ron]

Thank you. Secret given are nol onger secrets, I belive that we should all keep some secrets, ones that only you know. They can become our sanctuary To go to when we need a breake from reality.

[dw817]

Well Sybok believes secrets burden us. That by holding secrets, it's like holding pain, something none of us really want to do.

Although Kirk was once quoted:
"They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away ! I need my pain !"

I completely disagree. A life free of pain by releasing it can only lead to a healthier life.

[ron]

There is truth in your words. maybe its that I have been lonely for so long that I need my secrets to help me live. They comfort me.

[dw817]

As long as they are not painful memories, I suspect you are more than entitled to your secrets. And yes, a secret told no longer becomes a secret. But if it's designed to hurt someone else then it just becomes GOSSIP. :)

[ron]

My secrets are not meant to hurt. They are parts of me that few if any know about. Sometimes they show them selves just a little in my writings (no I ont say which ones lol).

[dw817]

You and me both. You and me both. ;7

[ron]

Ya we have come to an agreement...lol

[Lydia Shutter]

The internet has made it possible for people to hide behind the screen, that is true. Are they afraid to reveal their true identities or do they want to wear a cloak of anonymity? Makes one wonder....who are the poets whose words we read every day? Thought provoking words here. Lydi**

[ron]

Thank you.

[Keith]

Ah yes Ron, the agony, does she feel the same? Will she reveal herself?

[ron]

That is a question only time can tell.

[Keith]

Good luck with that mate.

[BL]

You have raised a thought provoking point to me in that it is too easy, almost a norm to be or pretend to be someone else while online, which brings up the question in my mind are we ever are real and honest selves with people we meet in real life?

[ron]

That is a very good question.

[Laminators Dubai]

its beautiful....
maybe some people are not scared....maybe they just love someone more than anyone else...i like i do...my mum is everything for me...i always obey her...not bcoz im scared of her...i just love more than anyother happiness....sorry its just came out of me.....^^
your words are touchy.....
good job...^^

[ron]

Thank you. You are very sweet.

[Laminators Dubai]

ha ha ha....
thank you...^^

[Anand Sehgal]

Could you love from behind a pane of glass, and show me who you really are?

that sense of distance. heart-piercing opening. brilliant write .

[ron]

Thank you. It is how I feel sometimes.

[Sheila Kline]

Wow, I don't know if I can say this is me today - it was in the past but so much has happened in life that I have attempted to remove the mask and let myself shine through - when I am happy I show it, when I am hurting I say it, and it is all so, so much better!! We are often afraid to take chances but if we are to move forward we must allow ourselves to be human, to forgive and try to forget and move on.
It took courage for you to post this poem.....surely someone will want to take a peek, but hopefully not just out of curiosity, but because they really care!

[ron]

I hope so.

[FlatLineBeauty]

Man, am I there? It's almost like I'm looking into a mirror and seeing myself and all I can do is touch the glass, but then I turn away, bc emotions and fear are so real I just lock myself up.

[ron]

Please open your self a little more. Please xoxo

[FlatLineBeauty]

I will most certainly try my friend.

[ron]

Please my dear friend try. You have my ear when ever you need it...big hugs.