It’s just a big game right?
The masks keep us from the light
You can’t see my pain so you don’t ask.
You’ll never see me true, for I’m wearing mask
I’m heavy by the burden of hiding
I’m exhausted by the burden of lying.
People dance lovingly as the music plays
It’s a dreadful game, this desolate masquerade.
People glide around in a routine trance
Leaving me partner free at my masquerade dance
I’m Cinderella left alone at my ball
Wearing my mask so I’m hidden from all
My mask portrays someone happy and strong
But I’m nothing close, it illustrates me wrong
I hide how I really feel so they won’t know
I feel so bad that I can’t let it go.
So here I sit as they prance across the ground
Together they dance free from care of anyone around
They dance around showing much devotion
As I sit with my gleeful mask hiding my emotion.
The music slows and their pace is quick to respond
And somehow everyone else is suddenly gone
It’s the three of us there at the unraveled festivity.
And neither of them cares for any amnesty.
Does the mask render me hidden?
Or is a simple glance to me forbidden?
Because not once do I receive a gaze
And it’s just hurtful to see them so unfazed.
My mask is so heavy because it’s full of lies
And the person behind it isn’t one to idolize
But I do what I can to keep them delighted
I must lie to keep my feelings unsighted
As they finally dispersed and left me stranded
I was left wounded and empty handed
It’s a night I would indubitably trade,
To release the memories of my desolate masquerade
Author notes
well, you asked for something that's currently troubling for an author. this is a current situation in which i used writing to let feelings out.
A contest entry
- Expressing Your Feelings by Judo.
700 points, ended March 23, 2008, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is a great poem of how we can hide our feelings. But by hiding our emoitons we will always feel unhappy!
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Great write, but you're too late. I've already ended the contest. sorry...
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to be honest, though the subject matter is good, the rhyme scheme is forced. generally, it is easier to write poems that flow well, at least at first, if you don't have a rhyme scheme. once you have written free verse for years, and have read a lot of other people's poems, you will have a better sense of how to make the words flow. don't be discouraged or take this hard though- we all wear masks, you are right- you just could have gotten the point across more effectively
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