Happy and cheerful
All the time
Confident and poised
With looks to die
Calm and collected
Full of grace
Sure and confident
No hair out of place
Assertive and decisive
On every occasion
Demure and pretty
The perfect vision
This is the person
I let the world believe
It is but a mask
And not the real me
Inside I am broken
Nervous and scared
Worried of being judged
As someone impaired
The voice of self-doubt
Is hard to go through
My life is a mess
If only they knew...
Written for One Single Impression prompt 112: Mask
Until next time,
Cheers!!!
Behind every person, there is a soul fraught with suppression...a very powerful piece.
ReplyDeleteThere sure is! In my line of work I see people that are okay being vulnerable but once they step out of the office, the mask is back on for the rest of the world. We all have our own masks, don't you think? And thanks for the lovely comment...
ReplyDeletenice. I think we all carry these masks. Sometimes to save ourselves from world and sometimes from our own selves. But then where to draw the line that makes all the difference. If one comes to think that mask is reality than one is cheating nobody but oneself.
ReplyDeleteYes we do...we have our work mask, our social mask, our school/uni mask....and I think sometimes we ourselves forget who is the real us...and you are right...we end up cheating ourselves....
ReplyDeleteYou're right...behind the carefully applied mask is the me I'm dying to let out...she's frail and needs protecting...so each day I apply my mask and seal the seams...knowing she's safe.
ReplyDeleteSad, but true :). I love your blog btw!
Different settings demand different personae. What if we deliver just one? Thoughtful poem.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is the first poem I am reading on your blog, and I quite liked it.
ReplyDeleteeveryone wears a mask...different on different occasions
ReplyDeletenice poem!
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ReplyDeleteAww... beautifully expressed! All of us wear masks. Only the extent differs.
ReplyDeletewell i'm Nervous and scared both inside n outside...does that mean i have no mask! :o
ReplyDeleteJust wrote about something similar a 'bit of life' - we tend to lose ourselves into everyday transactions so much that sometime we forget the purpose of doing it in the first place.I think sometimes it is good to take a step back,relax and reanalyze ourselves.
ReplyDeleteBTW your poem looks like a shapely woman..is that by design or default?
every person wears a mask ,you wont find a single human who's not 2 faced.
ReplyDelete:) I believe everyone one of us wears a mask. Some knowingly and some unknowingly. Some to protect themselves and some to misuse it and somewhere down the line we forget what we actually are. Nice post.:)
ReplyDeletestory of each and every one of us...well written.
ReplyDeleteA universal phenomenon, penned down so nicely.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Irendi! It's unfortunate that you need to hide your real self...but then again, I think we all do that. The number of people that know the real us can probably be counted on one hand. Take care! And thanks for the comment about my blog =)
ReplyDeleteYes we do...
ReplyDeleteThanks...and yes, we all do.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Sandy! And thank you for the comment. I do wonder what would happen if we were to deliver just one persona....would the world be a better place?
ReplyDeleteWelcome Aayushi and thank you! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Reema! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachna...done it! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Haresh! You're right...I guess the extent to which we wear the masks depends eh? Would kinda determine how healthy it is...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! If you have no mask, you are probably the first person on the planet! =P
ReplyDeleteNeed to read yours. You're right...we are so much on autopilot that we forget to enjoy the moments. And through the autopilot, we learn to use the masks in this manner too. And the design of the poem --- totally by default! =P But it looks nice!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
ReplyDeleteIt's the unknowing ones that become a problem. I mean, we all wear a mask that's professional but as long as we are aware, that's the important thing.... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks T! =) Yes, it's all of our stories, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWelcome Subu! And thanks for the lovely comment
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ReplyDeleteit's true......can't think of anything to add to it............
ReplyDeleteother than that......FRIENDS, Big Band Theory and HIMYM is on fav list too....... :)
as Dryden says- Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome Hitesh! Keep visiting... =)
ReplyDeleteAww... beautifully expressed! All of us wear masks. Only the extent differs.
ReplyDeleteNice & don't we all hide behind a mask?
ReplyDeleteWe all wear some sort of a mask for some reason or another.
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