Masks
The world sees me smiling
While I cry bitterly inside
A mask worn for the public
My true feelings I hide
For me God has a plan
I don't see it just yet
I know things will be sorted
God won't let me down I bet
I wear this mask for a reason
Cause answering questions are a pain
In life one has some pitfalls
I don't want to complain
I express all my feelings
In my poems and rhymes
No masks do I wear now
I'm just real at all times
James Barnett 3rd July 2012
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Submitted by Jbarnett on September 08, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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