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My mask
August 11, 2011
If I fall,
Will you catch me?
If I cry,
Will you hold me?
If I died would you miss me?
Am I alone?
Is anyone there?
Does anybody out there
even care?
I hide my pain,
I hide the truth,
because I'm afraid to get hurt,
I'm unsure what to do.
My eyes sting and burn
from the tears waiting to pour out,
but I can't let them go,
Can't make a sound.
Others would judge me,
they would see my weakness.
This smile I wear everyday,
once i'm alone
it fades away.
It's fake.
It's a mask.
But no one seems to notice.
Until the mask cracks.
© Gary C., Pequannock, NJ
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savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 1 2011 at 7:41 pm
My best friend asked me once, "If I died today, would anyone care enough to say goodbye?" I told him, "I wouldn't have to say goodbye, I would save you. I care, even if no one else does. You have at least one person on this Earth who loves you, cares for you, and would miss you when you're gone." I really appreciate this poem.
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