CW: Feelings around social difficulties and manipulation. This went a bit emo, from a #WriteClub prompt of “what lies beneath”. I suspect there’ll be a more positive follow-up shortly, though, as I couldn’t fit a proper volta into this form!
What lies beneath the widest smile,
a gaze that meets yours, straight and true,
demeanour crafted to beguile?
Hard not to think it must be you
at fault because you won’t succumb
to eyes that meet yours, straight and true.
You worry when your face feels numb,
and punish your own circumstance,
at fault because you won’t succumb.
You lack the footwork for this dance,
tripping when the rhythms skip
and punish your own circumstance.
No wonder, sometimes, tables flip
when they drag you to the floor,
tripping when the rhythms skip.
You wonder what you came here for,
what lies beneath the widest smile
when they drag you to the floor,
demeanour crafted to beguile.
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| Image from ADDitude Magazine, an article titled Overstimulated by Life? 20 Ways to Give Your ADHD Senses a Break |
This is another of my yearly traditions: a terzanelle (the first form for which the Concrete and Repeating Poetry Forms Spreadsheet was created).
Masking is tiring, folks. Just because someone’s good at it, doesn’t mean that they’re not feeling the strain. Just saying...
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