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Masked

May 9, 2022
By eimajjj BRONZE, Doha, Other
eimajjj BRONZE, Doha, Other
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She was a woman with curiosity,

But she was only known as "she";

In this poem you will see,

A story of her witnessed by me.

 

She sits by the fire.

As she looks and admires;

At the figures she desired,

That she thought was required.

 

She wanted to be perfect,

A version all will envy;

She wanted all the respect,

And so she tried to leave me.

 

I did all I could to stop her,

Told her it sounded foolish;

But she told me not to bother.

So from her life I was banished.

 

It was years of her ignoring me,

I hate how she wasn't true.

She felt as if she was free,

She felt like someone new.

 

But deciding to be someone new, 

Doesn't mean you should stop being true;

Your identity has to be valued,

Not by them but by you.

 

As luck would have it,

She found someone who accepted her;

In my tiny prison I found an exit,

Finally, she was in full character.

 

She wants to be real,

A version where she doesn't have to hide;

She wants to be sincere,

So we started over - and once again tried.


The author's comments:

If the real you had its own voice.


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Afra ELITE said...
on May. 13 2022 at 9:58 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

I love this poem especially the last stanza...The feelings of the narrator are wonderfully executed through this...Keep writing!!!✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻