POEM STARTER
Write a poem that includes the motif of masks.
A motif is a repeated but varying detail which highlights the poems theme, similar to a symbol.
Vain Disguises
Behind our vain disguises,
When we pull off
Our masks,
Aren’t we all
Just human?
Behind the mask,
I’m just a person,
Like anyone else,
I’m nothing special,
But my mask
Tells a different story.
When I’m wearing my mask,
My true self is not
Reveled,
And I’m like a
Whole new person.
Outgoing, confident,
Smiling like crazy,
That’s who I am
With the mask on.
Scarred, scared,
Afraid of life itself,
That’s who I am
With the mask off.
My mask shields me
From getting hurt.
If I don’t let my heart show,
It won’t get broken…
But it won’t ever get
Taken…
Behind the masks
We all bear,
We have our flaws
And strengths as well.
Behind the masks,
We’re all just human.