The Masquerade | (Original Poem) by unspeakableme

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The Masquerade | (Original Poem)
<center> ~*~</center>
<center>The person behind the mask  
Is someone you'll never see    
And yet she is not hidden  
It's that **_you refuse to see_**  </center>

<center>You look at her so fondly   
See her in shimmering light   
Even as she seems empty   
**_Her eyes_** are **_devoid of light_**  </center>

<center>You tell her **_she is perfect_**   
So high up your pedestal    
But then, at times, she wishes   
To jump off a pedestal    </center>

<center>She wonders if this will last    
An endless dance in **_your dream_**    
Behind the porcelain mask    
She wishes for her own dream    </center>

<center>How long will it take for you    
To let the mask fall away?    
For the false image **_made up_**    
To make haste and fade away?    </center>

<center>The person in front **_of_** you    
Wants to shed the mask you made    
For **_the face you_** once **_loved_**    
Before your false dreams were made    </center>

<center>"Please see me as you once did,"    
She pleads with her heart to you    
For **_she is_** broken beneath    
The glamour she donned **_for you_**    </center>

<center>As the masquarade plays on    
People dance in its false world    
Until one wakes up and leaves    
**_The_** illusion stays their **_world_** 
  </center>

<center><a href="https://pixabay.com/en/mask-poppies-field-red-nature-1083605/"><img src="http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b423/UnspeakableMe/mask-1083605_960_720_zpsym05fs53.jpg"></a></center>
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**Note:** Click on the picture for the source.

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Thank you for reading! I put the other person's (sort of) point of view in pieces throughout the poem. I couldn't see the bold clearly so I used italics, too. Sorry, if it's overkill. I've done the hidden texts before in my other attempts at poetry but never of two people in one. I might just (re)post the others in here in the future. That aside, repeated words here have different meanings. But I'm sure you already know that :) 

If you like this (attempt at a) poem, please do leave a comment or an upvote. I'd appreciate any or both feedback. Until next time
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@tu-mon-amie ·
Very lovely, I enjoy your writing.
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@unspeakableme ·
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Thank you! :) I appreciate that.
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@handsolo ·
Nice work. Upvoted and resteemed
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@unspeakableme ·
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Thank you very much! :)
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@creativesoul ·
This very powerful and well written.
You have true talent! Never doubt this :)
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@unspeakableme ·
Thank you! <3 I just realized it's weird how contrasting their POV is. He's talking perfection (the bold/italicized words) and she's really unhappy. Reminds me of our conversations in discord. I know I've said this before, but you did great. I really enjoyed my time there.
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@uglysweater ·
This is excellent! I enjoyed that you used the same words, used in different ways.
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@unspeakableme ·
Thank you :) I'm glad you did.
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@dswigle ·
I like the division of the two views woven in like that. Very creative - impressive writing.

Upvoted and Resteemed
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@unspeakableme ·
Thanks you. It's probably because it's a few days beyond the one week cut-off that you can't resteem. I appreciate the thought though.
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@dswigle ·
Boo, it won't let me Resteem it.   :(
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