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· @dagger212 ·
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Masks
A quick little poem about how the face we portray to the world is oftentimes a mask.  Nobody can live up to the expectations of the mob, and the things we do to ourselves in trying are often painful, if not downright dangerous.  


![maskpoem2023-02-08 133531.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dagger212/23x1D2qYY3PbeFziy7XThS5hGiPczZmXzeoCJaTwTwRwTs7Jz7KPxGSVFGKpHn17UScVV.gif)




<center>Perfect hair and pouty lips
(Wigs, injections, balms and sips)
Narrow waistlines, busty chests
(Corsets with implanted breasts)
Calves and ankles, perfect, turned
(Stockings, heels, and toes that burn)
A goddess walking. "How?", they ask.
(No one knows her sans the masks.)</center>



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@amiegeoffrey ·
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The pain a lady goes hey just to feel sexy. Hahaha
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@dagger212 ·
I wouldn't know, but I've heard stories.  lol
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@chinito ·
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I think we often 'try' to fit in, or impress, or something.. but it often just makes us look and feel even worse..
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@dagger212 · (edited)
Yup, "to thine own self be true".  Written by another poet.  :-) William Shakespeare
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@chinito ·
๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜‰
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@djbravo ·
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You are absolutely right if a person is laughing then we can't guess how many problems and sorrows are inside him. The world is all about talking, it doesn't think at all what is the condition of this person who is completely fit inside, it goes away. These are the kind of people who are talking very well in front of their mouths, praising us, and when we leave them, they start badmouthing us. Such people can never belong to anyone.
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@dagger212 ·
This is similar to a comment on made on another poem in here.  People seem to be especially bold with the "masks" they wear when they are in front of a keyboard.  Many of them are nasty and just people you don't want to associate with.  You wonder what kind of people they are in real life.  Like, if you met them in the grocery store, would they still be assholes?
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@itwithsm ·
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The poem is about how people often hide their true selves behind a mask in order to meet the expectations of society. This can lead to a lot of pressure and stress, causing individuals to harm themselves in order to maintain the image they've created.
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@dagger212 ·
You nailed it.  Very rarely do people see behind the masks.  Most of the time there are lots of clues staring us in the face but we rarely try and dig far enough to get past the facade and find out who the person really is.
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@itwithsm ·
Yes, it hard but it's doable, you need to do it in a very positive and humble way.
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@jhymi ·
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This is such a beautiful poem. You've like told us a whole story in just a few lines. And something everyone knows and can relate with too. The struggle to shape ourselves into what we feel is the expected or attractive in the society.
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@dagger212 ·
Thank you. That's the thing I love about poetry: trying to say something in a few short lines that people could spend a few thousand words or more talking about. In my opinion, the idea is to create a picture in the readers minds that they may have a hard time explaining, yet the poem does it with minimal explanation.

You should be able to look at that picture I added and have lots of things to talk about.  In the same way, you should also be able to look at the "picture" created by the poem, and again, have lots to talk about.  At least that's how I view it.  I'm glad it came across to you that way. :-)  Thanks again for the kind words.  I appreciate it.

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@mell79 ·
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I think persons who commit such actions have extremely poor self-esteem and constantly want to outperform others. Some people do it purely to achieve perfection. God gave us such looks and bodies, and to change them would be to battle or subvert nature. What would occur if we neglected to care for our nature? It's going to turn out badly. The same applies to those who committed the aforementioned offences.
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@olympicdragon ·
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A poem can express themselves as they wishes. I don't think I have ever wrote a poem. As I kind of thinking it has to rhyme, perhaps once every few lines !
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@dagger212 · (edited)
There are different kinds.  There are a lot of people who think the ones that rhyme are not anywhere near as good as the ones that don't.  Personally, I think the rhyming ones, if done well, far exceed the ones that don't, simply because there is a structure, and what you are trying to say has to fit inside.  It makes it more difficult but, again only in my opinion, there is nothing so great as capturing an idea in the perfect turn of phrase.

When you can spend minutes and hundreds of words talking about a concept captured in a short poem, that is when I think you are truly a "poet".  :-)
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@rmsadkri ·
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This is fire. This is the first time ever I am reading a poem on Hive. You have a good rhythm going on in there. Keep them coming.
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@dagger212 ·
Thank you.  Hopefully not the last.  You should try your hand at it.  They don't need to rhyme.  Poetry just helps get the creative juices flowing.  Plus, it makes you focus on trying to convey a certain something in just the right way.  
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@rmsadkri ·
Hopefully not the last ๐Ÿคž๐ŸพI will try. I did not write short form content as it is considered taboo on Hive ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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@wongi ·
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Okayyyy! This would do ๐Ÿ˜…. You actually painted a  realistic picture in eight lines.

I like the structure you used, everything flows just wellโœจ
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