Why Mask the Truth

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Why mask the truth when the black of dirt is the same value as the brown of my skin. The eyes that shield my pain; can also smile without a grin. With a personality that’s forced into hiding because of the lack of hope. Dirty stereotypes, I choose to wash away like soap. Tub filled with suds that drives down the drain is all but some of what represents my grief. Swimming in water above sea level but drowning in sobs, while I preach of life so deep. Now look at me but don’t judge me from a thought that isn’t originally yours. Plagiarizing other’s opinion should be as forbidden like cursing on the ground of the lord.

Why mask the truth... when we live in a world where cartoons perfect the meaning of happiness: and reality perfects nightmares. It’s pathetic yet true how ridiculous reality is: whether I speak figuratively or literally. Either way the truth should hit you annoyingly. Like pleasures that bring pain. With skies that hold clouds that produce rain. You know the whole yang and yin. Happiness that satisfies by minutes and hours when it should last lifelong: eternity. When bright as day, they’ll always be dawn. So why mask the truth...

When under this black skin that I consider milk chocolate is my soul which knows no color and a heart which is colorblind too; but the only colors I know is green, black, red, white, and blue. Sickness of green, bled like red, blinded by whites, hated for being black but steady when blue. The color wheel of emotions that carries me through, while I unmask the truth.

Comments

Carlos Linares

That was too dope man! I can't really give you any advice because that blew most of the

other stuff out of the water.

 

Terese moise

THANKS

The Darcy Perspective

That definitely was better than mine, and I say that with the upmost sincerety. I would totally go with this :).

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