Sara Gold Poet Couplet

The Mask

My heart did don a mask one day
Now do you wonder why?
For I’m too scared to show the world 
I’m weak enough to cry.
It’s donned the mask of smiles
Of saying “I’m okay”,
Of feelings never mentioned
If the peace I’d thought they’d sway.
For I thought I’d be well-liked;
I’d thought that I’d belong,
If I’d wear this martyr-mask of mine
And show them I was strong.
So now they call me pleasant
Yet it’s not the me that’s real,
For a heart is not connectable 
When you’ve robbed its right to feel.
And as my mask grew bigger
I watched it shrink my me,
For I felt compelled to shape myself 
To what the world wants me to be.
I’m marching all alone now
In this useless masquerade 
Where passerbies don’t stop to cheer
For life’s not a charade.
How can you know the actor’s thoughts
As he stands there on the stage? 
Or see the young bird learn to fly 
If it’s locked up in its cage?
How can you glue the shards of glass
If you never knew they broke?
Or take back hurtful words
That you never knew you spoke?
I tried to protect others
By hiding deep within
But still they’re getting hurt now
Because they’re not invited in!
For if they’d come I’m scared to know
What monsters they would find
That wear the mask of “all is good”
And act too sweet and kind.
So as you see, I became my mask
And I caused my heart to die,
For beneath this martyr-mask of mine
I’m now to numb to cry.
I’ve lost that gift of living
We’re now too far apart,
So if you’re ever in the graveyard
Please bring me back… my heart.

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Skat A June 5, 2016 at 9:56 PM nice to see this one again, Sara, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT*

Kim Difford January 24, 2016 at 12:50 PM Sara - Thank you!, for this poem. It importantly reminds me to be present and real with my emotions, sometimes I can hide behind. I will print it out and keep it at home and look at it each day to remind me to be real and value me by sharing the real! me. Kim

Skat A January 23, 2016 at 9:11 PM SARA:) Congratulations on having your poem featured in the soups, Home Page. ~SKAT~

Teddy Kimathi January 21, 2016 at 4:14 AM Hi Sara. Congrats for having your wonderful poem featured in the poetrysoup homepage!!! ;-)

Poet Destroyer A January 10, 2016 at 9:59 PM Deep write, Sara, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@