Beauty is not her face,
It is her thoughts,
The pain she hides behind her smile,
The tears she saves for the night,
Strength is not her physical capacity,
It is her willpower,
The battles she survived,
Those choices she made,
Wisdom is not her education,
It is her insight into life,
To allow herself the right to have an opinion,
To have the courage to be herself,
Success is not her wealth,
It is her happiness,
The motivation to achieve her goals,
The confidence to pursue her dreams,
Tears are not her weakness,
They are her language,
Whether sorrow or joy,
She takes refuge in them,
But did you ever see her bruised insides,
When she was hung over a lost lover,
And did you ever see the glow in her eyes,
When she had overcome her fears,
So she has been playing hide and seek,
For quite a while now,
You don’t always see what she feels,
Instead you have been looking at a world,
She created so it doesn’t reveal,
The mask she has been wearing to conceal,
Everything she truly is,
For she is scared that you will judge,
Her scarred soul and her intricate heart,
So don’t hate her,
Just let her be,
And set her free.
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Reblogged this on My Own Joy.
Thank you for the re-blog, Joy!
-Naima
You’re so very welcome. It really resonated with me! 🙂
nicely said – works on several levels
Thank you Paa — it’s always an ongoing struggle and we are always learning.
-Naima
stop by the dversepoets,com and write to some prompts 🙂
After exams maybe — you promise to remind me in June? :))
-Naima
will do 🙂
Life masks ….. we all have them. They have be ome the essence of who we are or who we want the world to see we are. Lovely piece
Indeed! I wish people would leave others alone and stop prying so there is no more hide and seek. I wish this world gives us the chance to seek the reality behind the masks which are so necessary to wear at times.
-Naima
So true Naima… so true
People are often so more than what they seem, you just have to go beneath the surface a bit. Cheers =)
I can’t agree more. It’s not always true what your eyes see.
-Naima
I forgot to say how much I enjoyed this =)
Thank you! =)
-Naima
Almost liberating.
Ritika ❤
Blessings,
-Naima
Oh, Naima. I loved reading this 🙂
Thank you Kritika! I am glad you liked it.
-Naima
Hi,
I’ve nominated you for the Encouraging Thunder Award!
Please see the rules at the following link:
http://robertmgoldstein.com/2015/05/13/5401/
Thank you Robert for passing on the love. I truly appreciate it.
Kind Regards,
-Naima
You’re welcome. You make some wonderful thunder.
You just described a lot of strong women through this and I’m sure they’re all thankful to you! It is a beautiful play of words 🙂 Just amazing!
Life masks — it’s all a mystery at times. You are always so kind with your words, Aditi! You are absolutely adorable!! ❤
Much love,
-Naima
Thank you soooo much! *almost red with embarrassment*
Absolutely charming, for a her or a him!
I think so too.
Blessings,
-Naima
wow and wow…know what you mean..written beautifully..
Thank you Saya! :))
-Naima
Hey I have nominated you for the Liebster Award so kindly check it out. https://persuitandpassion.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/liebster-award/ 🙂
Well, this explains my current state.
A beautiful composition like your name.
Love and luck
-Prakritii
You are always so kind, Prakriti ❤ I am glad you could relate to it.
Much love,
-Nakma
I wish I can give the pamphlet of it to all those who annoy the living hell out of me :p
Maybe for now a screen shot will do good. .:D
Yeah, we are no more in the era of those pamphlets. Screenshot will do just fine :))
-Naima
That is an absolutely superb verse.
I loved the depth and the layers of expressions and emotions which you have been able to articulate.
As I read the verse, my thoughts went to a young widow who had lost her husband to Leukemia. And her inner and outer struggle. A while back, I had written about this ‘ the other side of sadness’ and I give the link here, should you or your readers be interested to explore some of those inner emotions.
http://esgeemusings.com/2013/02/07/the-other-side-of-sadness/
Shakti
Thank you for taking the time to read and sharing the story of the young widow. I will certainly check out the link.
Kind Regards,
-Naima
So profound. And – something I can definitely relate to.
I think it’s something everybody can easily relate to — after all it’s life.
Much love,
-Naima
True that!
It’s amazingly true, Naima! I could relate with every next line.
Thank you Archita — I am glad you could relate to it.
Blessings,
-Naima
Naima this is such a wonderful penned cry of the heart of a gal 🙂 Strong powerful words 🙂
I think it can be anybody and thank you Darshith!
-Naima
Oh yes anybody 😀 unmindful me 😉 Good day 🙂
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Beautiful 💕
Thank you Aqsa!
Kind Regards,
-Naima
Wonderful.
Thank you Dakshi!
-Naima
Reblogged this on Come And Rest Awhile and commented:
Wow! That was incredible!
Thank you for sharing, Candy! ❤
Blessings,
-Naima
Reblogged this on thegirlhasnoname and commented:
Just perfect. So, so, so very perfect.
This is the first time I’m visiting your blog and I couldn’t stop reading through it! But this one’s your very best and I loved it! 🙂
Thank you so much for taking out the time to stop by my blog and for reading and commenting. You have a lovely blog yourself.
Blessings and love,
-Naima