What Lies Beneath
A masquerade of strength and solidarity
A smile concealing the pain
No one will know what you're going through
If you just keep playing the game
Don't let anyone close enough
To see behind those eyes
They'll see what you've been hiding
They'll see through your disguise
If they knew the true condition
Of your deepest inner heart
Their sadness would overwhelm you
Your facade would fall apart
There's not a soul that would understand
Nor would they ever believe
The links that we go through
To hide the pain of what lies beneath
About this poem
I was in a dark place in my life personally, but never wanted to show it to my children and family. So I write.
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Written on September 16, 2008
Submitted by Shellybelly387 on September 15, 2022
Modified on March 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX XBXB XCAC XXAX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 544 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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