Masks ~ Maske Poem by Jankovic Zoran

Everyone has a mask,
their hidden alter ego,
in the heart, in the depths of the soul,
small, dim light in the dark
which is not shown to anyone.

You have several different masks.
You hide them in a comfortable, fake smile,
in sweet words covering the tracks.

I decided to slowly remove all your masks,
one by one, but I didn't hope
that I will finally see
a character without a grimace.

There was no shine in the teary, false eyes.
There was no smile because
it was spent in the first mask.
The rest is just a naked face
that does not mean anything.

I don't care if you're talking rude words,
or you make a pointless answer.
I put the point on the last sentence:

You should have removed my, happy mask,
and see my naked face
which has long been stiff from pain.

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Maske

Svako ima neku masku,
svoje skriveno drugo ja,
u srcu, u dubini duše,
malo, slabo svjetlo u mraku
koje se ne pokazuje bilo kome.

Ti imaš više različitih maski.
Sakrivaš ih u udobnom, lažnom osmijehu,
u slatkim riječima kojima pokrivaš tragove.

Odlučio sam da ti polako skidam sve maske,
jednu po jednu, ali se nisam nadao
da ću na kraju vidjeti lik bez grimase.

Nije bilo sjaja u suznim, lažnim očima.
Osmijeha nije bilo jer je potrošen u prvoj masci,
Ostalo ti je samo golo lice koje ne znači ništa.

Svejedno mi je da li govoriš grube riječi
ili se besmisleno se pravdaš.
Stavljam tačku na poslednju rečenicu:

Trebala si da skineš moju, veselu masku,
i da vidiš moje, golo lice
koje je odavno ukočeno od bola.