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The False Portrait

The False Portrait

Ahsan Jilani

On a cold winter night donning a long coat walked a man as slow as a snail
Across a dark and lonely road late into the night shivering slightly
The entirety of the streets empty with tranquility all around
After yet another day of being masked as someone that he wasn’t
Enters his block creeping up the stairs towards his room exhausted
Unhappy with his life as it was yet living on as if it were a chore

Till when shall they persist with these false portraits
While craving another life from within

He wakes up another day lethargic but somehow forcing a smile
As he makes it to his office for another depressing day
Only to add up his sterling, not out of joy or fervour just desperation
He is surrounded by others there with journeys and distaste alike
Captives be they, the office their prison and the work cabin their cell
Yet showing their world as a paradise despite dwelling in confinement

Till when shall they persist with these false portraits
While craving another life from within

Nearly every act done to impress others or in least avert their disdain
From work, companionship, and wedlock to the decor of his dwelling
His choices reliant greatly not on happiness but society’s verdict
Living with regrets instead of dreams and compromise instead of resolve
Morals set by norms with most acts merely for the sake of praise
Evil being convenient if accepted good scorned if against conventions

Till when shall they persist with these false portraits
While craving another life from within



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