The world thinks they know him well,
But behind the mask, he covertly dwells.
He veils his thoughts and cloaks his pain,
By wearing a mask of calm disdain.
The disguise initiates when the day instigates,
With flawless acting behind the masked screens,
Only the mask knows the mind behind,
A brave-heart, that battles the bitter and blind.
He yields his happiness for other’s sake Ensuing
his duty and staying awake.
He smiles away the tears that fall,
And stands unbroken through it all.
As twilight yields to the heavy night,
The unmasked soul puts the grueling day to flight.
Beneath the brazen armor of a dauntless soul,
The cold mask tallies his scars’ and their toll.
He keeps the inevitable at the gate,
Swinging a tireless hammer, against the fate.
His feelings and pains get sealed away
Forever behind the mask, they all will stay.
- Dr. Anirban Chakrabarty, Block-4, Flat-814, GC
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