Poetry by Greg: The Emotion of Man (The Voice Inside) Remastered
Greg Palmer
The Emotion of Man (the voice inside) REMASTERED
Shhh, be quiet, don’t let them see!
Those feelings aren’t for them, they’re for you…
(and for me).
Who me?!
I’m the voice, the one in your head,
Saying “don’t show them that, just show them ‘this’ instead…”
I don’t think they’ll notice… Do you?
You’ll smile, and you’ll wave…
Manipulate their view.
I’ll tell you to hide, I’ll be like “it’s alright….”
“Just keep all that hidden, in the dark, out of sight”.
“You’re a man” I’ll say, when the times they get tough.
You might feel insecure, like you’re never enough.
But you can’t let them know, those feelings are yours!
So don’t let them out.
Keep them locked… behind doors.
Trust me! I’ve got this,
I’m sure we’ll be fine…
Like a writer, an actor…
<tut> …just read the next line.
Like a puppet on a string, we’ll give them a show!
Wear the mask, false, but clear…
No one will know.
Avoid the question, smile, sell the lie.
I’ll have you endure and then say goodbye…
You’ll be a mystery, (misery), impossible to explain.
Cycling through thoughts, again, and again…
And again.
Just to be clear we’re in this together,
A whisper here, a word there… the lie…
Now and forever.
I’m that strength you don’t need, (that weakness you feel),
I’ll make it all seem safe, an illusion… real…
I’ll prompt you at times, should your mind start to waver,
We’ll maintain the fiction, give them something to savour!
They’ll leave you behind with a ‘Yeah, he’s alright…’
Never really seeing what we kept out of sight.
And at the end of the day, when you’re lying in bed.
You might think of things different, what you could do instead.
But I’ll always be there, that voice you can’t shake.
So you don’t look defeated,
A Champion…
Fake…
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