Mask Poem by aloyinlapa Abubakri

Away from where my sorrow lies
Beyond the veil where silence sighs
Within the vision thou still at dark
A lump in my throat yet I dare bark

Beneath the lie, a bawl lives and dwell
A soundless cry no one can tell
A silent ache no cure can heal
It rise like kite off all the hills

Behind my smile, the joy that ends,
Behind the scene my grief resides,
A quiet grief I hate to show,
Like hidden roots that ache below.

A borrowed smile in borrowed light,
A heavy truth, a quiet task.
Not the real me but I still feel right.
I wear my pain beneath a mask.