What am I doing?

Give me a little help.

   Just a few pointers,

      and help me understand.

Creating this hollow shell seems to be required,

  if only as a momentary distraction.

The threads of truth hidden within a gaudy fabric.

When does a smile show my face instead of a mask?

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

life beats us down...it's hard to smile as we recede into our shell...truth these days is really hidden...we never know whom to trust.

good write.

[Jon Roggie]

Thank you, sir. Trying to get back in a writing mode.

[Renée]

depends on what is behind the smile. No matter what a person is feeling emotionally, a smile doesn't have to mean happiness..it could be just a unspoken greeting

[Jon Roggie]

Bit maudlin?

[Renée]

Not quite understanding at which you are referring too. your piece or my comment?

[Jon Roggie]

More the piece. Feeling a bit rusty.

[Renée]

A little oil is good for that... Not at all, on either rusty or maudlin.. Sometimes we do hide behind smiles, to protect ourselves, for to talk would break us down, at that moment.

[Jon Roggie]

Now, I have to go with a bit of humor.

[Renée]

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