Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Unrivaled & Reena’s Xploration Challenge #298
a smile painted on
her bendy skills unrivaled
disguises herself
Tag: fake people
Cover
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #208 – A Stolen Identity & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Shadows
lurking below in the shadows
under the peel of my body
realness
is sequestered
in a culture favoring the shallow
a non-wave making personality
us
being perfectly fitting puzzle pieces
molded into a society of sameness
sometimes i am ashamed to possess a stolen identity
Judgment
Inspired by Sadje’s What do you see #90
behind long lashes
of a doe-eyed look
resides self-doubt
etched just below the surface
a glamorous facade
doesn’t hide the insecurities
that give way to fidgeting fingers
with an expectation of recognition
she beats herself up on the inside
of this plastic personality
waiting only for shallow adoration
that feels like judgment
Haughty
i was a native
but he was foreign to me
it’s because I lived atop the mountain
and he in the valley
i don’t mingle with his kind
Blonde Snake
how does a friend
look you in the eye
skipping not a beat
telling you an untruth
how does a friend
feel good about that
then just move along
without a conscience
how does a friend
call themselves a friend
a person who can be trusted
a person you can feel close to
how does a friend
continue to act innocent
double down on the original lie
get defensive and shame you
how does a friend
think to remain a connection
when truth means so little
when respect goes out the window
friends don’t do that
When…
My friend Chuck, from The Reluctant Poet, challenged me to finish two Elfchens he started. I happily obliged to collaborate and finish them. Apparently, he liked them and recommended I share them with my readers. I hope you like them!
When
He Whispered
In My Ear
my heart opened right
up
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When
I Pretend
my credibility nosedives
ego takes a hit
fraud
Deception
Sometimes the evil villain is pretty.
Tricked
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Magical
leaning into the sun with purpose
exuding a mystical warmth
oozing respect rarely seen or felt
the truth is he’s a model
picture perfect hottie in the hot sun
more like a pathetic fallacy
#Whatdoyousee
Image credit; Sean Lee @ Unsplash
Put On
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #150 – Illusions
in our private world
free to be
but in public
we disguise ourselves
masks worn
don’t reflect actuality
hidden behind facades
in plain sight
reality is best served
with illusions
people don’t have patience
for the truth
or we don’t have the time
to speak it
to callous beings
wearing their own screen
Illusion
we show people
who they want
to respect
we yell
at ourselves
for who we aren’t
it’s out of habit
so they say
damn humans, so complicated
Inspired by VJ’s Weekly Challenge #80 – Habit & by Eugi’s Weekly Prompt 1/20/2020 – Complicated
I Write Her 