Every morning he left his empty home
A home which was filled with memories
For a noisy, crowded yet lonely office
In that big office of many, he was just a cog in the wheel
While he did his work well, he always had a frown on his forehead
His nasty mood never seemed to change
He never mixed with his colleagues, nor was he accommodating
He did his job and expected others to do the same
Some said he was a prisoner of the past
While some who had faced his wrath remarked that he was a wacko
Once the day ended, he headed straight to a city theater
Inside as the make-up colored his face,
He was transformed from a man with a nasty temper into a character.
A king, a begger, a policeman, a father or a mad lover
He performed each role with élan
For those three hours he lived their life
Happy to be free from worldly ties,
Feeding his soul and truly living his life.
Happiness is in freedom and vice versa.
Nonchalant morning walk
So true Shalini
This is beautiful and so relatable 🙂
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Thank you for reading and liking. Hope you enjoy the other posts as well
The masks we wear to hide our pain from the world. Sigh.
Hmm,something that we probably know but are afraid to acknowledge. Thanks for reading
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This is a great story with several messages. It would seem that his real life is unhappy and he only finds pleasure in role playing other lives. That attiude carries through at work. We spend most of our time at our jobs, and love them or not, with our coworkers. I have always done my best to get along and to be helpful, though I have learned over years that it might be best to keep work life and personal life a bit separate. We can get too involved, making things uncomfortable. I think we need the break from both. I hope your character meets someone who empowers him to return to the land of the living! I will definitely be following the rest of your A-Z and will come back to read the ones I’ve missed!
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Thank you Josie for stopping by. Yes, in today’s life, everyone is wearing a mask of some degree. Either to protect ourselves from pain or for hiding pain.