The Veil Which Covers Sorrow Poem by Aarushi Chatterjee

You are sorrowful, weighed down with plight
And yet do not permit it in public sight.
Your heart aches, down with despondency
And yet you fear the glare of society.

You bottle up your thoughts encased secure
Pretend to be untarnished, still pure,
Despite what caused you sadness, still causes you now,
But you keep it in your heart, no tears do you allow.

People around you whisper, in hushed voices of grief
But no, you mustn't cry, that is your belief,
And yet your head throbs, your heart stumps low
But no! It is unholy, you think, to let the tears flow.

You put on a guise, half sorry, half gay
Go about like an easy mind, roam about in the day
But in the night, when undisturbed, all alone
You creep under the covers, , and relieve the heart of the stone.
Those tears in society, which you fear to show,
Now you weep silently, and let the tears flow.