JUST LET ME BE

To be or not to be
To smile or not to smile
To wave or not to wave.

A foe I must fight 
A stranger I must meet
A friend I must greet.

Why can't I just be
A face that no one knows
A voice that no one hears
A person that no one sees.

Why can't I just live
Buried in the rubble
Head underneath the sand
Eyes closed all the time.

So no one can say
I know who that is.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Agustin Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Dee Avatar
February 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Thanks
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