In Plain Sight

Smile, before they can see that flash of pain,  

Pen a few lines, even if they read it with disdain.

Don a mask so tight, it merges with your skin,

Take it all in your stride, just bear and grin.

Why cant I cry, just let my tears roll out?

Why in the depths of my heart, sadness has such clout?

If I close my eyes, wont the demons just disappear?

Can I face the truth, and bury happiness that I hold dear? 

Turn on the music, let the happy vibes flow,

Take recourse to the dance floor, especially if you feel low.

Fake it till you make it, bury the pain beneath, 

You managed to glimpse once, now theirs nothing below the sheath.

Hidden in plain sight, I now feel naked and seen,

You praise my attire and style, are you being intentionally mean?

True Colors

Can I trust you, to have my back, 

Or should I be wary, and keep a check.  

Would you help me, out of love and care,

Or would you be self obsessed- refusing to share. 

Do you have it in you, to apply your reason and will,

Or do you act on your impulses, are basically soft and chill.

Can you withstand pressure, stand alone in a crowd, 

Or do you conform to the winds, and drift away like a cloud. 

Do you have layers of complexity, that are difficult to fathom, 

Or are you a simpleton, a sample from the times of Adam.

Are you different from others, ever changing and unique,

Or are you the proverbial average Joe, of the steadier streak. 

 

Are you good, are you bad, let your true colors shine,

Please don't act randomly, cheating is not fine.

Love is Real

I've read it in the books, that love makes the world go round,

I believe, on good authority, that true love can be found.

I've read tales of love, how people can get bound by fate,

I'm ready to take the leap of faith- I've found my soul mate. 

If you love someone, wont they love you too?

Wont mutual love follow, as we put 2 + 2,

The more I think, the more I realize, we are one,

And our love is a boolean spark- either all or none.

 

I can see it in your eyes, I can smell it in your hair,

By the way you look at me, I can wager that you care.

I can sense it when you touch me, I can vouch its for real,

I can hear it when you call my name - that its not a fictitious ideal.

 

But more than anything else, I can feel it heart to heart,

My intuition tells me you are my true love, and that this is just the start.