ARTWORK: Navita Wijeratne
Anonymous
Starting Over
20.
I - End Too tired of pretending, Of acting so well that I lose myself Behind a mask, façade, of smiling Polite shyness but always Fine. Correct. Articulate. Some Semblance of normalcy but I am tired. Tired of forcing words out of my Leaden mouth. Words that Serve a shallow function, that placate, That calm, that soothe, that are the oil In the gears of what we call society but
