POETRY

Underneath the Mask

The calm facade is hard to achieve

Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash

If you ask me how I am,
and I reply that I’m not great,
please don’t look at me with anger.
I’ve enough to cope with without your hate.

It isn’t easy being me.
My mind is full of dark nightmares.
When you dismiss me out of hand,
it…