Easier to Pretend
If I were to tell my family and friends
Who am I really, deep down inside,
I wonder would they simply pretend
I had said nothing? Would they brush me aside?
Who am I really, deep down inside?
Few truly know me; to all the rest
I have said nothing. Would they brush me aside?
Pass off as a jest my truth so expressed?
Few truly know me; to all the rest
If I were to trust you, would you then condemn?
Pass off as a jest my truth so expressed?
Look at my heart and soul with contempt?
If I were to trust you, would you then condemn?
I am afraid my loved ones might
Look at my heart and soul with contempt
See who I am as transgression, as spite.
I’m also afraid my loved ones might
Find it easier to simply pretend,
Though they see who I am as transgression, as spite.
If I were to tell my family and friends.
Saying nothing for the sake of others is sometimes harder than shouting until you are hoarse.
ReplyDeleteWell done! I remember doing such a form a few years back, as part of a poetry month.
ReplyDeleteIt's much harder than it looks, but it works well here!
I can also completely relate to the theme of the poem. If I were to truly say who I am, who would still love me?
At least, now I have parts of my answers. I know I wouldn't end up alone. But it's still scary.
And so I hush. And my throat hurts.
Thank you or expressing it so well.
and the mind does just this.
ReplyDeleteWell put. Loved this for the rhyme and the image. "Pass off as a jest my truth so expressed?" Thank you. xoA
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