Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
Anyone can see
it doesn't fit you
Your discomfort hangs on you
like the heavy, dark wool
that scratches your fragile boy skin
makes you itch
leaves scars
Please take it off
before you forget
how to undo the buttons of the starched shirt
untie the tie that chokes you
until you have no life left
Why are you wearing that ridiculous grin?
Anyone can see
it clashes with your eyes
so full of hurt and anger
It's not easy having a good time
Even smiling makes [your] face ache
You try so hard
You've almost convinced yourself
Please take it off
before the mask adheres
and you disappear.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Out of Standard with Izy (movie dialog)
The italicized lines are from movie dialog, the first from Donnie Darko and the second from Rocky Horror Picture Show, two of my all-time favorite movies
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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen
