COVER UP?
By Rosemary Clarke
I
like the mask, people are quieter and it gives me time to think.
People crowd you, want to know all about you in such a short space of time.
Everything has to be NOW, that their questions overrule your answers and they
end up only knowing the 'you' they themselves have created which is not you at
all, only a shadow.
That's
what writing is; expressing, in the quiet of our minds, what we feel about the
world and what sense we make of other's plans for us.
We do not ONLY need to go onto the streets and shout. For those who can, our
words shout for us, for everyone who reads them.
Who knows, they may carry a torch into freedom.
Copyright
Rosemary Clarke
Feelings well expressed. Feeling we must all share if we're honest. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThe problem is Rosemary, how many people actually listen? and, what's more, how many care? Don't give up The Crusade though, it's worth it for the few that do. Loved the structure of the piece.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem, so very true.
ReplyDeleteShell.
Agree completely Rosemary. Mindless chatter is like wallpaper. Necessary but just a cover up
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