The Faces We Wear The pictures look perfect The smiles all in place In the photos that chronicle our passing days The faces we put on to work everyday Mask the confusion we feel….keeps questions at bay But the eyes tell a story Quite different, if you care to look deep Of all the pain that you carry with you in sleep When fears become monsters Running amuck in your dreams. Thank God for the daylight Time to put on your face Don your battle gear and step out again Take on another day and beguile All whom you meet with your flippant smile. So we all go on Playing parts we don’t really want to play Because the status quo is something we’d rather not change Compromise, compromise… no.. no.. don’t complain Even if it stifles you so much, it pains. Afraid of what would happen if we took that leap Into that unknown, unfamiliar deep Afraid it will be just make believe We’d rather play it safe And so we go on in the same way Day… after day…. after day… By Sanju Jacob, Hyderabad, India