crazyshiro [2011-05-06 19:28:39 +0000 UTC]

I've been here and done this. It's so easy to pick out when you're wearing a mask. But what about everyone else? Is that smile real? Are they as put-together as they seem? It's like a never-ending illusion.

You're observation at the end, it's very true. You don't recognize you, because the masks that you're so used to being aren't you.

I'm partially an actress myself, so the concept of a mask, or a preformance, as it were, is close to me, making this poem so much more real. Someone who doesn't care to recognize this, however, might either take serious offense to this poem, or might think you have a problem. But that's them.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't ever stop writing the truth, no matter what I or someone else says.

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RamonetB [2010-05-08 00:04:19 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done, Rob.

I can certainly identify with this. Although I have spent considerable time removing the masks, a few are reluctant to stay off. I'll be there some day.

Thanks for posting it!

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