Pretend
To be something
Someone
From another time or place
Robotic
Piratical
Olympian god
Lying, you say
Play acting
A childish game of pretend
Perhaps it is
But children know the truth of this
The clothes, the lace, the parasol
May not be the modern you
The you projected to the world
But it reflects the something of yourself
You keep
Deep
Inside
The someone whom you hide
And shut away
The someone others
Never understand
Shut it away no more
And play
Be open to the you
You can learn from
The you you can become.
