Polyfilla

A poem from January 2017

Plastered

On my face a smile

A happy frame

A wave of the magic wand

All the better to fool you with

Covered

Up internal pain

Pretence all is hunky-d

I couldn't any more agree

All the better to befriend you with

Slippery

Smile will sometimes fall

Slimy chameleon am I

But I mean no harm

I try to be loved

Or at the very least liked

Is that too much to ask for?

Cracks

Appear in my exterior

Wearing away over time

Can you see the strain I'm under

All things to everyone

It's a hard game is this

Fitting in

Filling

In the cracks

Covering

The tears

Making up

The lies

Blending

In the foundation

Radiant contoured glow

Painting

Bright red smile

Lippy

Applied creating fake lips

Demur

A clown

Shoulders down

Padded

Hunched over

Will this madness never end?

Weary weary soul

I died behind the mask

Who am I any more

Confidence destroyed

Like me!

Like me!

Like me!