Your Poetry Dot Com - Quit Pretending

Array ( [sid] => 166709 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Quit Pretending [time] => 2011-07-07 11:54:03 [hometext] => [bodytext] => She quits pretending to like her new dress,
Rejects fashion, yet remains guiltless.
Her wardrobe’s old-fashioned – unnoticed it goes
But gives her the freedom like no one she knows.

He quits pretending to enjoy his work
Despite the high salary and the perks;
Many have advised him against this view,
But he trusts himself and decides to start anew.

A strained relationship she tried to mend –
Always having to justify and defend –
But ends it now and asserts her will;
She quits pretending to be in love still.

I gaze at the mirror and slowly recognize
Those of my features I cover up with lies:
A concealed smile and many darker spots,
And quit pretending to be what I’m not.

[comments] => 7 [counter] => 314 [topic] => 21 [informant] => ammar [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems ) Your Poetry Dot Com - Quit Pretending

Quit Pretending
Date: Thursday, 7th July 2011 @ 11:54:03 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: ammar

She quits pretending to like her new dress,
Rejects fashion, yet remains guiltless.
Her wardrobe’s old-fashioned – unnoticed it goes
But gives her the freedom like no one she knows.

He quits pretending to enjoy his work
Despite the high salary and the perks;
Many have advised him against this view,
But he trusts himself and decides to start anew.

A strained relationship she tried to mend –
Always having to justify and defend –
But ends it now and asserts her will;
She quits pretending to be in love still.

I gaze at the mirror and slowly recognize
Those of my features I cover up with lies:
A concealed smile and many darker spots,
And quit pretending to be what I’m not.

This poem is Copyright ยฉ ammar

Important note: ALL POETRY ON THIS SITE IS COPYRIGHT.
If you wish to use any poem for any purpose, please either EMAIL Mick from
the sites feedback form, or go to the AUTHOR'S site and EMAIL the author for permission.
If you Email Mick for permission on any poem that is not his personal works,
he will endeavor to contact the author on your behalf.

This poem comes from Your Poetry Dot Com
https://www.your-poetry.com/

The URL for this poem is:
https://www.your-poetry.com/route.php?page=poetry/PoemDetail&story_id=166709