Masked Within

Outside lives a girl with a smile that will brighten up the room,

yet inside hides a girl with a frown full of desolation.

Outside lives a girl with eyes of joy that brings you to ease,

yet inside hides a girl shedding tears of grief.

Outside lives a girl with a beautiful laugh that's contagious,

yet inside hides a girl screaming her heart out of unwanted anger.

Outside lives a girl with the personality everyone envies,

yet inside hides a girl full of insecurities and pain.

Outside lives a girl who is fearless and tough,

yet inside hides a girl who is weak and lives in fear.

Outside lives a girl full of life,

yet inside hides a girl full of pain, trying to not give up.

Outside lives a girl who’s happy go-lucky,

yet inside hides a girl with regrets and mistakes.

Outside lives a girl of innocence and naiveity of the world,

yet inside hides a girl with tremendous guilt as she had already seen the world.

Outside lives a girl with goals and aspirations,

yet inside lives a girl lost in confusion.

What you see on the outside is her personal disguise,

What actually hides underneath you can't even begin to imagine.

P.S: I was bored, so I decide to write a poem. Annnd, yes. It IS a work of fiction.

Photo courtesy of :Yvonne Loh

Poem by: Yours Sincerely.