Dec 2016
Can you see
The stern I
Who passes by
With quivering eyes?
Can you see
A distance pass
The poker this face has
Whispering aches of so vast?
Can you see
My raging pet
Caught within the net
And sealed by my consent?
Can you see
Its growl of cries
Done in many tries
Yet to find ends in fails?
Can you see
The silly excuse?
To veil, that I choose;
This must not let loose
For the act can juice
Audience to prejudice
The stern I
Who passes by
With quivering eyes?
Can you see
A distance pass
The poker this face has
Whispering aches of so vast?
Can you see
My raging pet
Caught within the net
And sealed by my consent?
Can you see
Its growl of cries
Done in many tries
Yet to find ends in fails?
Can you see
The silly excuse?
To veil, that I choose;
This must not let loose
For the act can juice
Audience to prejudice
The persona of the poem speaks of her unexpressed inner struggles cloaked by the emotionless expression she wears [Verse 1]. Her emotion has become intense and thus she dropped hints for the crowd to notice, yet her efforts drown to futile [Verse 2]. In the end she decides to continue covering these struggles due to her fear of the people misjudging her. [Verse 3]
