Hello, beautiful readers! Happy day before Halloween! My son is off in college, so my days of trick-or-treating are done (until the grandkids come many, many, MANY moons from now...lol!). Still, I get to enjoy seeing my students come in their costumes today and embrace their creativity and imagination.
For this week's #TankaTuesday, we are focusing on what lies behind the mask. What do we keep hidden from others? I decided to write a stacked/double Etheree with a syllabication pattern of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
What Lies Beneath
the
real me
hides in the
darkest shadows
away from judgement
sheltering hidden truths
only the most trusted friends
catch a glimpse of the rawest me
past rejections, humiliations
have taught me to guard my most precious parts
to protect my heart from bad intentions
maybe one day I'll feel brave enough
strong enough to no longer care
about other's opinions
stand proud of who I am
to reveal what lies
behind my mask
uncover
my true
self
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Nicely done! It’s difficult to be brave and face rejection…
ReplyDeleteI agree, Paula! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
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