Comment from muezza56

Exceptional

the six is masking the seven I wanted to give you! great piece of work (or is it an illusion,or allusion?)really well written and thought provoking and excellent choice of accompanying pic. my mask is my dress?

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Nov-2014

Ha-ha, six is more than sufficient, muezza56, my kind friend, LOL.
Thanks for the R&R, and the wonderful comments. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it. :}

~Dean

Comment from gazzagodbod

Exceptional

Oo I almost couldnt face this one lol but glad i did fabulous writing my friend had to be a sixer from the xxxgazzagodbodxxx

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Nov-2014

Thanks so much, gaza! It is great hearing from you when I do, my friend. I appreciate your great feedback and exceptional rating, and I'm very happy you looked past the mask the photo offered, and looked deeply into the narrative.


Thanks so much again!

~DeanO

Comment from rosehill (Wendy)

Excellent

Great rhyme and rhythm, interesting dark take on the masks we wear. And some create their mask with sweet poetic words, to cover the true emptiness they feel inside. An easy read and a thought provoking style and subject. The only place I tripped up a little was:

strip off your mask, come follow me;

through masks the truth is hard to see


I'm not sure why, but I read this as your desire for me to follow you through masks (where) the truth is hard to see, Perhaps a comma after the word masks would help keep the aging mind from jumping in that direction. Or maybe it's just my aging mind that went there, completely ignoring the big stop sign in the form of a semi colon. Regardless, I really enjoyed the poem and can't wait to read the next bit of devilry your mind prepares.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014

I'm so glad you did, Rose, and I certainly appreciate your thoughtful suggestions and review very much, my friend. :}

~DeanO

Comment from boxergirl

Excellent

We do all hide behind a mask sometimes. I like your poem "Stripped" which proposes that we take them off and bare our souls not worrying about what others may think. Good idea but hard to do sometimes.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Nov-2014

Yes, I agree, boxergirl. It's very hard to do sometimes. I think writers, or those like myself who try very hard to be, do so more often than others through the thoughts they express through their written words.

Thanks so much again. :}~Dean

Comment from Ric Myworld

Excellent

I guess that all of us have hidden behind some sort of mask at some point in our life. But did we really fool anyone, or for how long? Thanks for another fine poem. :-)

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014

I thank you for another fine review, Ric. Much obliged! :}

Comment from Tomes Johnston

Excellent

Yes indeed. We all hide behind one kind I mask or another. Some of us like to hide out in the open in the middle of the crowd. Well done yet again.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014

You've got a point there, Tomes. But, you usually do, my friend.

Thanks so much for your outstanding review. :}

reply by Tomes Johnston on 19-Nov-2014

Well done

Comment from GracieAnn

Excellent

Dean, this engaging write is filled with moving meter and rhyme. You address the need for transparent honesty that will do all of us good. Well done. :0 GracieAnn

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014

Thanks, Gracie Ann. i very much appreciate your thoughtful review. :}

~DeanO

Comment from Jackarrie

Excellent

Hi Dean, I believe this poem has a profound meaning to it. we all do wear a mask to the outer world, if we didn't we would feel very naked and vulnerable. When we make friends we slowly unmask slowly, but not entirely.

Just take my hand, again, I plea,
fly to the stratosphere with me.
Imagination's such a waste,
when what's suppressed has bitter taste.

This stanza deals with wanting to be a free spirit. Not many of us achieve it.

Well written Mary

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014

So true, Mary, and I would have to agree with you.

Thanks for taking time out to R&R this poem. I sincerely appreciate it. :}

~DeanO

Comment from amahra

Excellent

Wow, what a gruesome way of describing how people hide behind a mask. But then, it wouldn't be Dean Kuch poem, would it? LOL Good word choice for this writing. Great job.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Nov-2014

Thanks so much, amahra. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :}

Comment from Jay Squires

Excellent

That poem resonates. I once knew a person who wore masks. LOL, It's true we all wear masks, and I can't think of one that isn't used to hide our deficiencies. And, the ones who are better at it are the ones who fear the most what is behind it.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Nov-2014

True, jay. Very true...

Thanks for the excellent feedback in your R&R, my friend. it is appreciated. :}