Feeling sad today
That empty sort of feeling
That just won’t go away
The loneliness inside of me
That slips in so subtly
It saturates my soul
And I no longer feel quite whole
I put on the daily mask that says I’m fine
The mask that shows a smile
That tells them all is well
They wouldn’t understand
The living hell
That life can often be
So I won’t let them see
Behind the mask
Hiding my reality
For I’m essentially alone
No one to call my own
No one to look at me
And see their paradise
Instead their eyes are turned away
Their dream is someone else
And I must live alone you see
Forever on my own
To share my life with me
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Comments
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At times we hide behind the mask because we fear that our friends won't be able to handle the truth of our emotions; but maybe they can........
Good luck. -
This hurts. It really does. I know you've been widowed recently and I won't pretend to understand that pain. I can only say you express it so clearly here that it has me feeling weepy.
I've learned in my short 30 years that often people will miss the blankness of the smile, but once in a while, a lover or even just a friend ..comes along and says ...what's up, when you think you've got your mask set so straight no one could see past ..
sometimes you have to drop the mask, talk to someone, let them know maybe you're not as fine as you'd like to be.
I think you did that beautifully with this poem.
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