The Mask

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One mask after another,

Man of today scares the mirror;

Confused emotions,

False identities,

Mala fide intentions;

A look in to your eyes and mine,

What are these capable of hiding?

A grotesque reality lying beneath,

The faces behind masks,

Chiding and deriding.

One mask after another,

Man of today scares the mirror;

Practiced expressions,

Fake concerns,

Convincing pretensions;

A look into your eyes and mine,

What are these capable of hiding?

The ill-will and nosy intentions underneath,

The slander, back-biting and fighting.

One mask after another,

Man of today scares the mirror;

Plastic smiles,

Sugar coated words,

Pernicious guile;

A look into your eyes and mine,

What are these capable of hiding?

The superficial emotions, the cursory relations,

The selfish streak, the hypocrisy circumscribing.

One mask after another,

Man of today scares the mirror.

The post is written for #INDISPIRE Edition 133 Take this poetic challenge.Mask and masks, masks everywhere. What is it that the mask tries to hide? put it in prose poem, poetry, micro-poem, haiku or anything lyrical. #masks