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Claudia B.'s avatar

The applause we receive while pretending is temporary. Deep down, we know they are celebrating a version of us that isn’t real.

AsukaHotaru's avatar

The line about the applause reaching the mask and never reaching your skin is the one I'm carrying out of here, am on my way to work, to top it all. XDD Something about how you can be adored loudly and still go home starving. Also the stutter, you put the stutter in with the scars like of course, like it belongs there, and it does. Preacher rhythm the whole way through and you clearly wrote it to be said out loud rather than read quietly, which I respect enormously even though I did read it quietly, on my way out of my house, being got at.

Kimberly's Quiet Musings's avatar

Beautiful piece... 💞

HerOutlets Poetry's avatar

I absolutely love this. Beautiful poem. Message worth diamonds 💎. Be who you are. Authentically, made by God. ✨

WritingWithWater's avatar

Yes..you are King poet...my friend...thank you

Paul's avatar

Wow! You are amazing! You eloquently elaborate on Polonius's wisdom, paraphrased here: "Be true to yourself, and as night follows the day, you will be true to others.".

And no, I did have to look it up!

Libra's avatar

Yep. Nicely described.