She hides behind it like camouflage
A set of her own stripes
Like a pacing tiger
Waiting to pounce
But she hides
Waiting
She appears docile
And happy
And everything a docile person portrays
Until someone pokes at the tiger
And the mask is ripped apart
By the claws of her pent up fury and rage that she carry's
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PoetryPoetry sent out to the world, like ships in a sea, to come adrift on people's souls, like landing on strange new islands, and spreading their hope and pain and happiness that they carry where ever they land Instagram: Poetess_Eunoia
