Like a turtle under a carapace
I feel secure in this mask.
It is now my shield and armour.
It sticks close to my face.
It has become my identity.
And I live a life apart from life!
Among the masqueraded faces
I feel I do rightly belong
With the mask on, I can smile,
when I want to frown
It makes me seem at the mount of joy
when I lie at the nadir of gloom
It makes me appear composed
when there is a scalding cauldron inside,
camouflaging my wails into songs
I need a mask to appear normal,
to keep my insanity hidden
But how long can I wear this mask?
It suffocates me and I labor to breathe free
I want to take it off.....!
I want to feel the inner me.
But as it sticks so close to my skin
I have to peel it off and I may bleed
Still.... I long to get rid of it
But if I peel it off, will it suffocate you?
Flowing with the flow of the poetry it painted the element of hide and seek we play trying to be who we sre not. I was thinking of face over face as mask. But yes this mask too is true. Beautiful ma'am.
(- - ) But this mask does not allow to make amity with fresh breath of the nature does not allow to show the heartfelt smiling to beloved dear does not allow to speak easily or it kills the loving whisper suffocates the easy breaths the carrier goes wherever but if we want healthy world environment we need to be healthy by inside human
Mask man nowadays the healthy environment carrier self healthy surrounding healthy maker self healthy self safety, self safety safety world without this mask consider him/her as killer (- - -)
Very good poetic discussion of the mask and how it affects the life of the wearer
Mask is better to be used. It can protect us from different virus to enter our body through mouth and nose. The inscription of mask made by you is so fantastic. The Last Stanza is amazing. Five stars.
I like these lines very much 'With the mask on, I can smile, When I want to frown It makes me seem at the mount of joy When I lie at the nadir of gloom It makes me appear composed When there is a scalding cauldron inside It camouflages my wails into songs I need a mask to appear normal To keep my insanity hidden'...a poem with a very natural expression ....many many stars
Congratulations on getting selected for the poem of the day, Valsa! A very nice poem, presented in a timely manner considering today's circumstances!
'It is now my shield and armour' - It's only a piece of cloth, but yes, indeed it's now a shield of armour. 'With the mask on, I can smile, When I want to frown' - loved the idea! The question at the end is intriguing. Heartiest congratulations to one of my favorite poets on her poem's selection as the 'Member Poem of the Day'!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Great closing lines! ! ! - - -> But if I peel it off, will it suffocate you? If only everybody would wear them, we would have the virus beat in two months at the least. Sigh.