How Much Longer Do We Need to Pretend?
How Much Longer Do We Need to Pretend?
Still pretending to be someone you’re not—just to please a world that never really saw you?
Let's take a pause and reflect on the masks we wear, the roles we perform, and the cost of constantly pretending.
💬 “We tried hard to please all... pretending to be someone we’re not.”
Let this visual poem be your space to breathe, to feel seen, and to start releasing the weight of expectations.
in the world
of make-believe
time is slipping away
in the charade
we are playing
faking joy
acting fine
when we’re far
from okay
we tried hard
to please all
meeting
every demand
holding back
our tears
pretending
to be
someone
we’re not
time ticks on
in this
relentless race
with our struggle
to please
contemplating
life on a
desolate plot
when we could
finally
see it all
the story
unraveling as time takes hold
on our deathbed
we need not
to pretend
anymore
but is it not a tad
too late to see
as our time ticks
its final beat
and our essense
fades like shadows
in the sun
everything we were
dissolved
lost to time
©Britt H.
Thank you for reading
Poetry, stories, and soft rebellions
Sharing her unique perspective on the world as a hearing-impaired autistic person with bipolar disorder despite the challenges.
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Thank you
It nerves me. The piano music goes way too fast for the "poem"..
Thank you for your feedback. I'm just starting out and don't have much experience in this. I will take note of this for my future videos. I'm using the audio provided by Youtube. You have any recommendation for me?
As far as I know only youtube links can be used. The developers are busy working out something but like everything that might take time.
You could post the text of your poems separately so that those who don't like the music can stop the video and read in silence.
If it comes to music, it's all a matter of taste and also what you like to give for a message.
Thus far, I only created music with suno (AI and added my texts/poetry to it. The link to this music can be embedded into a picture or you should give it separately.
I wish you a great time.
P.s. I saw you in the freewriters which is a good place for poetry. There's also Knack4buzz for entertainment, if you like music mainly, there is a music community, same for films and series (Netflix) and games. Just try out what works best for you.
You are right! I have to add the text in the description. I feel like there's something missing but not sure what is it.
I will try to look at Suno too. I tried Lumen and Pictory some time ago, they generated the video fast but I don't like the aesthetic. Not sure how Canva works yet, so I created it manually there, frame by frame. I'm slow, took me half a day for one poetry. Silly me.
I'm still exploring this place trying to look for writing community but nothing much show up when I searched. Maybe I did it wrongly. Thank you for the suggestion for the communities. I hope you have a great day.
I wish you good luck with Suno.. It's just filling out your text, adding the type of music you like to hear (never works with me I used the free option) and it generates 2 or 4. You have a few free chances per day.
I am not great with Canva and I find it hard to load. Didn't knew they can do this as well.
Nothing is silly as long as you like to do it.
I'll be using the free option too. Suno sounds so easy. It would free up plenty of time.
Thank you!
You are welcome
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