The Curtain Within

Tue, 11/04/2014 - 20:50 -- kgrogan

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

Is this who I am? I’m not that certain

I hide behind, and sometimes peek out

Only my closest friends know what I’m truly about

Inside I’m loud and so outgoing

But most of the time, that is not showing

I have so many ideas that I could share

But others probably wouldn’t even care

Maybe I am just afraid of rejection

But I’m not a governor, this isn’t election

I need to come out, and I might just shine

Or I'll never know, the new friends I'll find.

The curtain needs to be put to flames

There’s no one else is to really blame

The curtain is no one else’s but mine

I think about it too much of the time

The curtain is there but it does not exist

Its acts as a tumor, or an unwanted cyst

I know this curtain holds me back

But courage is the only thing I lack

I should burn the curtain and see what waits

It’s the only way life will truly be great.

Comments

kgrogan

This poem shows how I truly feel. It feels good to write things down that are hard to express to people in person.

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