Why does one need 2 faces, for different places, just be who you are, and learn to embrace it, you are who you are for many reasons, so don't put on a different mask each month or for different seasons, stick with it and it will stick you, so no matter what you do, what you knew, and what you know, the true you will stick out and it will show, although it may not be pretty all the time, at least its a sign, and there is something to be looking for, something to find, but in the end the only thing you need to find is in oneself, by oneself, and then you will know why you were looking to begin with, most people just quit, because they can't get with it, but the people who do, the people who know, let it show, who they are, and how far, life can take them, wake them, even break them, and how far would they go to embrace their one true face, no two face, have the others replaced, because they are just a waste, but the one true one and the one that means the most, The one you are, and to live life to the fullest, coolest, person you can be, have that one true mask, that's the one I live by, the one that makes me me
A contest entry
- Speak by Pensively Ignorant.
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Very interesting my dear
I pictured this being read in a poetry cafe with people snapping after you and you black clothing breathed a sigh of relief from reading, the bongo stopping. Perhaps that is just me though.
I figure there must be reasoning behind why this wasn't put in lines but rather a big paragraph. Either way, it would have been a bit easier to keep up with if it had been in lines. I still understood though.
Your poem is very easy to agree with. I feel that many people do this without realizing they do, and it is good to be blunt and honest about it, rather than telling the truth but telling it slant. I personally want to argue a point, but that is only because I have had this discussion with people and yes, it is irrelevant. I 90% agree, how is that?
"have that one true mask, that's the one I live by, the one that makes me me"
Great ending. I could have predicted how this would have ended, but you manipulated your writing in a way that made it not corny. Kudos to you.
Overall, nice job, and thank you for entering.
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Thought provoking
wow. powerful. and i must say i agree with your write. One suggestion is that having it one big paragraph did make it a little hard to follow, but that totally could just be my eyes, its late! Either way i applaud your work. You spoke the truth, something alot of people can't face.
well done!!
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