Who Are You Really? For Nellas Elendil Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg
Who Are You Really? For Nellas Elendil
There are questions which we must ask
and answers we must try to find
Sometimes it seems a thankless task.
We all have masks we hide behind.
Although I think that I know you.
I only know what you will show.
I must confess I’m guilty too
some things I will not let you know.
Our public personality
is tailored so that we conform.
Far from the true reality
which is quite different from the norm.
Why are we so afraid to be
ourselves in any circumstance.
I’m too afraid to let you see
just who I am. Daren’t take the chance.
I wearmy mask as you wear yours
whilst wondering what lies behind.
Small talk and social intercourse
we both engage in whilst still blind.
Suspicion guides our every move.
We are afraid we may not be
the kind of person you could love
and so we suffer needlessly.
Remove your mask and I will too
Deal with each other openly
theres nothing else that we can do
which will prove satisfactory.
14-May-08
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Wonderful write, Ivor. I think this is probably true for most, if not, all of us who try to express our true selves in our writing. There always seems to be some things that we just cannot bring ourselves to put out there for all to see. A shame, but I guess, that's life. Thanks Richard
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 1:37:20 AM # 1.0.0.1119
why do you follow me to every webpage i go? It seems there is always someone from fanfiction that tries to aggravate the heck out of me. I can't even look up my own screen name Nellas Elendil on Google without seeing a link to some harrassment by one of you people from fanfiction! How do I know its from fanfiction? guess.