Life is a masked ball,
a disguise for cheats.
Costumes always fall,
exposing concrete.
Some will want no end
to their masquerade,
comforts play pretend,
truth makes them afraid.
I too was a clown,
living in a lie,
till I heard the sounds,
of my heartbeats cry.
I made my life real
facing all I knew,
I then learned to feel
clearing all my views.
Push all masks aside
unveil a new life,
the soul will then guide,
shielding inner strife.
Laughs will sound sincere,
all smiles become pure,
joys also appear,
once pretend is cured.
– Grace Y. Estevez- Reddy
๐huge salut to these noble thoughts
hat off, dear friend๐
Thanks so much, dear Coco.๐๐๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
my pleasure, Grace๐ฅฐ
So beautiful, my dear friend! I especially love that last stanza, what a perfect ending. Such truth and wisdom laced in these lines, magnificently done ๐ค๐ค
This truly makes me happy. Thanks so much, dear Ace.๐๐๐
I too was a clown,
living in a lie,
Really touched by these lines. Epiphany
So glad to hear that it resonated with you. Thanks so much .๐๐๐
So many joys await us when we let go of our masks and lower our guard. Beautifully written, Grace โค๏ธ
Absolutely! I love how you put that, Shweta. Thanks so much.๐๐๐
My pleasure ๐
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Great idea
Thanks.๐๐๐
so many wearing masks of protection… I kind of miss mine… lol.. so i keep wearing at times. Great analogy and metaphors.. loved this “Push all masks aside
unveil a new life,
the soul will then guide,
shielding every strife.๐๐๐
Thanks so much, dear Cindy. So happy you liked it. I wasn’t even thinking about the protective masks when I wrote this, but it does fit…lol. I still wear a mask too. Much love to you, my friend.โค๏ธ โค๏ธ โค๏ธ
i figured you weren’t but it’s back on my mind… metaphorically it kind of does right?!!! xo ๐
It totally does.I re read it and had to laugh at irony.๐
Exquisite, dear Grace. This here resonated deeply with my heart…reminds me of me.
“I too was a clown,
living in a lie,
till I heard the sounds,
of my heartbeats cry.” Wow. How beautiful. โค๏ธโค๏ธ
So glad it resonated , my friend. Thanks so very much.โค๏ธโค๏ธ
You’re welcome, always, my friend. It did, indeed. โคโค
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โOnce pretend gets cured.โ Wow! ๐ Amazing poem, dear friend!
Glad you liked it. Thanks so much.๐๐๐
Realisation puts all masks down. Every line and stanza carry weight. Beautifully crafted piece ๐๐งฉ
Thanks so much, KK. Your words carry alot of weight for me.โค๏ธ
It’s truly my pleasure ๐
The images are lovely. Great complements that compliment your lovely words.
Loving them all.
So happy to hear that Selma, Thank you.โค๏ธ
This brilliant my friend. How do you manage to write such poems effortlessly is beyond my comprehension ๐
Thatโs so nice of you to say, my friend. Thanks so much.๐
My pleasure Grace ๐
Wowwww..! Very lovely dear..! This is a masterpiece..!๐ค๐คโฃ๏ธ
Thanks so much, Dear Filarance. Truly appreciate it.โค๏ธ
You’re very welcome dear grace..!๐โฃ๏ธ