#mask poems on Hello Poetry

annh Apr 2020

He looked better in a mask than I did without.

‘The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering changing its guidance on whether people should wear face masks in public, prompted by new evidence that suggests doing so could help contain the pandemic.’
- Hannah Devlin and Denis Campbell

Looking through my drafts I found this micro - an unusable remnant from a longer piece about keeping up appearances. A word written without a second thought to connote pretence or disguise, now gives me reason to pause. To mask, or not to mask, that is the question. :§

#better #contain #evidence #face #guidance #looked #mask #pandemic #tenwords #without

Zack Ripley Apr 2020

Masks

Today, I know what it's like
To be a Russian nesting doll.
Putting a mask over my mask
That masks how I'm really feeling inside.
But you know what?
They're not all bad.
Masks can be beautiful.
And remember, at the end of the day,
You're still you underneath it all.

#mask #masking #masks #nestingdoll #layers #underneathitall #beautiful #poetry

ShadowDancer760 Apr 2020

Monster Beneath the Bed

He screams and wails
No one knows why

When they ask
He smiles and laughs

He says he just couldn't sleep some nights. But I saw him struggle. It was more than insomnia.

#pain #sad #hurt #monster #mask #hidden #fear

Ayn Apr 2020

Gaze

Why do we insist
To wear a plastic visage
Even in front of that one person
Who’s eyes are the daggers
That crack the defenseless mask
And reveal the real you.

There’s always that one person.

#love #emotion #mask #depression

vonny Apr 2020

mask

through the glass window

all i see is your back

is there any chance?

or am i just fancying ideas in my head?

simple words is all they were

they didn't need to be more

yet i wanted more

i wanted you to love me

i wanted you to push aside

the facts, the cold truth

that you don't even know me

but i know you

i see through your facade

i want you

the real you without a mask

we can't all get what we want

i wrote this about a boy i started loving (i still love him now oop). this was before we entered into a relationship, when i didn't really know him.but i wanted to know him. this boy impacted me a lot

#mask #love #facade

Hussein Dekmak Apr 2020

Running into You in the Era of Coronavirus

When I ran into you,
Your face was cold, covered with a mask,
Yet your eyes were so warm and welcoming,
Sending me a thousand heartfelt greetings!

You were physically distanced from me,
Yet your heart, your love was running in my direction,
So close I could feel it!

Your hands were hidden under gloves,
Yet your soul was radiating on me with such warmth!

Hussein Dekmak

Edited 2
I am a healthcare professional (Medical Technologist). I work at a Laboratory Hospital doing blood, and respiratory testing... Everyday, like my devoted co-worker, I walk into a storm fighting the COVA 19 virus, trying to save one life at a time

#coronnavirus #mask #face #gloves #hug #hear #eyes #hands #running

imperfectstranger Apr 2020

Haiku: Lies

Am I a liar
For being someone I'm not
When I should be me?

Thanks for the help with this sis

#lies #mask #me #liar

cas Apr 2020

weary

too lonely to beat
too painful to bear

hold on tight
and make it right

take off the mask
and let them watch

they are the judge
to make things right

#watch #mask #judge #right #sad #weary #tired #beat #monica

Paper Heart Poet Apr 2020

Blinded

You ain’t no good judge of me
You’re way too much in love with me
You’re biased eyes they mislead you
You don’t see what’s in front of you

Don’t put me higher than I am
**** the angel you think I am
Adjust your vision to see reality
Don’t be fooled by my beauty

I am evil, a ruthless beast
Don’t forgive me, don’t let me feast
On you weakness and your care
I’ll devour it and steal your air

#relationship #love #blinded #bias #fake #mask #monster