There are questions which we must ask <br />and answers we must try to find <br />Sometimes it seems a thankless task. <br />We all have masks we hide behind. <br /> <br />Although I think that I know you. <br /> I only know what you will show. <br />I must confess I’m guilty too <br /> some things I will not let you know. <br /> <br />Our public personality <br /> is tailored so that we conform. <br />Far from the true reality <br />which is quite different from the norm. <br /> <br />Why are we so afraid to be <br /> ourselves in any circumstance. <br />I’m too afraid to let you see <br />just who I am. Daren’t take the chance. <br /> <br />I wearmy mask as you wear yours <br /> whilst wondering what lies behind. <br />Small talk and social intercourse <br />we both engage in whilst still blind. <br /> <br />Suspicion guides our every move. <br />We are afraid we may not be <br /> the kind of person you could love <br />and so we suffer needlessly. <br /> <br />Remove your mask and I will too <br />Deal with each other openly <br />theres nothing else that we can do <br /> which will prove satisfactory. <br /> <br />14-May-08 <br />http: //blog.my space/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/who-are-you-really-for-nellas-elendil/
