Masks...

Masks

We all hide under a layer of covering,
Not wanting to get hurt,
Looking for love.

Some advice us to strip right down,
Show ourselves to the world,
Not to be afraid.

People should either love us as we are,
Or not at all,
Love is unconditional.

But few of us have the guts to let it all go,
Just be ourselves,
No matter what the cost.

So afraid to lose, to have nobody,
We cling on to our many selves,
But we'll get it someday.

All of us.

Ratna Tiwary

Copyright ©2004 Ratna Tiwary
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I wrote that at the grand old age of fifteen, must've been one depressed teenager! Anyway, just had an interesting thought, (inspired by Amit)... when ur depressed/sad/negative mood... you generally create a facade of happiness/optimism/positive mood... and somehow on some level it actually makes us feel a little better, why? Well, probably because we are such good actors that we fool ourselves with out 'acting'! We know how to act so as to con ourselves into believing our own show/facade! amazing!