If you should meet me somewhere

If you do not like me,I can live with that.If you should see me somewherejust ignore me flat. I’m fed up with the masksand people’s false pretence.When you find me out somewhereshow me your wrinkled face. I have tasted fear and doubt,lived with dark despair.So when you find me somewhereRapunzel your grey hair. Leave your techno jewellery,your Sunday suit and shoes.When you meet with me somewheresing your workday blues. I don’t want to seeThe person you wish to be.Next time you meet me somewhereteach your truth to me. Don’t show me your bank;your house, your pool, your cars.Come to meet me somewhereand wear your secret scars. I’m tired of the games,and rules and moves and play.When you come to meet me,please walk on feet of clay.

— Grieta Lindeque, Jul 07, 2010

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judyanne

15 years 11 months ago

great write grieta

fed up with facades - show those you meet your true face - stop playing games at relationship beginnings - all things i have wished for Raponsel ? - i'm not familiar with this word also 'I’m fed up with the masks and people’s false pretence. When you find me out somewhere show me your wrinkled face' - loses the good rhyme of the rest of the poem would you consider 'I’m fed up with the masks and people’s false pretence. When you find me out somewhere show me your wrinkled countenence'? love this write judy xxxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html

Roscoe Lane

15 years 11 months ago

I like this,

poem, but i don't know if i agree with judyanne on this one. I like the wrinkled face, as it seems more honest, when you cast of the make up there is your true face. And we can only ever hide that for so long. Anyway i like your poem a lot. Hope this did not cause confusion. Regards Roscoe...

judyanne

15 years 11 months ago

i dunno roscoe

countenece refers to expression as well as face i think it fits in 'show your true feelings' just me lol judy xxxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html

Grieta Lindeque

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you

It is how i feel. People are so used to pretending that they never show their realfaces anymore... It uses such a lot of energy to uphold this false face. And the worst is that you then loose yourself...your essence, becausae you end up looking just like everyone else on the planet. So, I stopped doing that. Pretend is for whimps who is to afraid to face themselves. Grieta

Grieta Lindeque

15 years 11 months ago

Judy

Thank you for the suggestion. Raponsel was the name of the princess trapped in the tower. She hung her hair out the window for the prince to climb up to her...in other words...she reached out to him.

judyanne

15 years 11 months ago

then it is spelt rapunzel hun

xxxx love judy http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html

Grieta Lindeque

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you

Hehehe. I need to watch out for that. Used the spelling from my 1st language witout checking if it would change or stay the same.