The Real Me
Every morning I wake up
And everything isn’t okay
So I put on a mask
To help me through the day
I fake happiness and calm
To get you to like me
But worry and sorrow
Is my reality
All you see
Is what I want you to
‘cause I’m afraid
You won’t like what I do
All I let you see
Is my own little act
Not my weaknesses
And that’s a fact
‘cause if you believe
That I’m not weak
You’ll like me better
And that’s what I seek
On the outside
I’m strong-I’m a man
But inside I feel
I’m just a scared boy, doing what he can
To you
I have no fears
You will never see
My face stained with tears
But I hate these facts
I Want you to know
So I don’t have to hide
I want my feelings to show
So I ask you
Please try to see
Everything I hide:
The real me
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450 points, ended March 17, 2008, 13 entries
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Comments
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The real you awww. amazing poem, especially here:
To you
I have no fears
You will never see
My face stained with tears
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Powerful, I can relate. really only you know i'm not a guy, but I know how it feels to pretend to be someone you're not
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wow...i can totally relate.
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so, so true
this poem is very true to life. most people would rather put on their favorite mask to hide things that people don't like. they try to be someone they're not. sometimes it upsets me to see people like that, but, jeremy, i sure hope ur not like that at all.....
by the way, i like how you made every other line ryhme, very good read, and i will continue to read more of your work.
oh yea....by the way.........jeremy,take off that make.....
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Oh My Gosh!
This was beautifully written. I feel as if this poem is my life, a
facade put on to show the outside world. So many times i wish I could tell people how I feel, but I don't and I don't know if the facade or my heart is the real me... i'm confusing myself
Anyway, I loved your poem. Wonderful!
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