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Dark_kisses_Within
Senior Member

since 2000-03-21

Posts 680
Kansas

0 posted 2001-01-27 01:26 AM

I wear a mask of happiness
That others can not see
I tend to wear it daily
For my past wont set me free

The little things scare me
In this world so cold and fray
I hide behind my mask
It gives me comfort from day to day

I only want to throw this mask
Yet I dont understand why
My stare is cold and lonely
Having no more tears to cry

I have drained myself dry
No more emotions left to feel
Having a magic potion
Would surely help me heal

Hmmmmmm just one of them nights!
Mags

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No person is worth your tears, and the only one that is ...... will never make you cry

[This message has been edited by Dark_kisses_Within (edited 01-27-2001).]

Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

1 posted 2001-01-27 02:30 AM

Aahhh, the MASK, I think I have half a dozen.
Comfort, defense, a hiding place, even a shill, and on and on. Do you have others you can write about?

mystic requiem
Member

since 2001-01-26

Posts 144

2 posted 2001-01-27 11:03 AM

Great theme! I wonder how many masks we all have and use each day.
And why is it we feel a need to use them?
Do we have a need to secretly please everyone but ourselves?
Good thoughts!
*thanx*
*S*

mYsTiC

EagleOne
Member Elite

since 2000-03-07

Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...

3 posted 2001-01-28 07:16 AM

Oh yes! That familiar mask!

"The heart and soul have no illusion of boundries when friendship is the quest"
~ My Angel.

Honeybee
Member Ascendant

since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

4 posted 2001-01-28 07:10 PM

Very well expressed! I wear many of these masks, I relate, especially to the line "for, my past won't set me free." Excellent flow, rhyme and universal theme! I wish you the best, may all of your masks come off soon, but, please don't ever take off your "poet mask"

Take care,
Melissa

The beauty of poetry gives my soul wings to fly free within dreams

Secret Whisper
Member

since 2001-01-25

Posts 298
Through the Looking Glass

5 posted 2001-01-28 08:55 PM

What beautiful poetry. You expressed an emotion so many of us feel. I only wish I had such a talent to express it. Don't be afraid to take off your oppressive mask. My compliments.

~Alison~

"Close your eyes, and you'll see."

Siofra

Senior Member

since 2000-09-28

Posts 551
State of Suspended Passion

6 posted 2001-12-11 02:10 AM

This is how I feel these days. enjoyed!

I am many.

Dark Kisses
Member

since 2001-06-24

Posts 364
Flat lands of Kansas

7 posted 2001-12-11 08:55 AM

Wow! I was surprised to see this one back near the top again. (its an oldie) Thanks Siofra, for reading some of my older work and I am glad you enjoyed it!!

Mags

The hardest thing to do is watch someone you love, love someone else!

Dark Poet
Member

since 2001-07-22

Posts 99
North Carolina, USA

8 posted 2001-12-11 03:46 PM

The world is full of people who wear masks because it's easier to deal with others when you don't have to let your inside show.

Good cannot exist without evil. Darkness I embrace.

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

9 posted 2001-12-12 10:23 PM

Yeppers--i like this---I'm still looking for my happy mask right now!

ELMO

Fading Away

Member Elite

since 2001-03-14

Posts 3131
Lynchburg, Virginia

10 posted 2001-12-27 12:53 PM

The dreaded mask... aargh. I think this feeling is familiar to many, and you expressed it so well. The magic potion... hrm, if you ever find it, be sure to email me, k?

--Marie

"It's been a long December, and there's reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last." (Counting Crows)

allis4angel
Member

since 2001-04-10

Posts 82
Portugal

11 posted 2001-12-27 06:49 PM

I loved it.

You said it all so I don't have to write "this" poem

rosepetals25

Member Elite

since 2000-05-31

Posts 3076
PA

12 posted 2001-12-27 08:24 PM

Dark,

Oh I know this mask well.. I probably wear it alot more than I should. Good write.

Tara

"My heart is like an open book, for the whole world to read"
- Motley Crue, Home Sweet Home

PoetryIsLife

Senior Member

since 2001-10-27

Posts 1763
...in my boxers...

13 posted 2001-12-28 05:42 PM

Oh wow. This was a wonderful piece. You were clear, easy to understand, it flowed smothly. It was quite the enjoyable read. The masks we all wear... so frsutrating. I'm working on one similarly related, "The Truth Beneath." One thought before I go: It gives me comfort from day to day. I'd probably take out the 'from'. Just a thought. Bye! Again, good write.

Sincerely,
Titus

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