Hide & Seek

I’m not the type to visibly wear my emotions on my sleeve nor do I walk around with a void look that shows no emotion but I typically walk around expressing a smile. I know one would probably question how I could hide any type of emotion I’m feeling at the time behind a smile, I question that myself. I have had colleagues of mine say to me time and time again, “Mike, you are always smiling”, “Every time I see you you’re smiling about something”. It had got to the point where people were looking at me like I was crazy, crazy for ALWAYS smiling. Little do they know; various emotions were hiding behind that smile. As a man, it is typical for me to hide my TRUE AND REAL emotions or withdraw from people or the situation(s) I’m facing at hand. In public and around people it’s easy to put on a front like everything is peaches and cream, good as gold, and smooth sailing but it’s just that, A FRONT. Once in the presence of your home it’s back to reality. I’m a firm believer that one should always “try” to leave their personal problems and issues at home, so I tend to make temporary peace with whatever it is I’m dealing with at the time just to get through the day. That smile on my face is a mask to hide the typical human emotions such as: Fear, anger, frustration, and sadness which often times is disconnected from my eyes. Sometimes you can’t seem weak around others so you turn your “clown” act on and play Hide & Seek; I mean after all we’re only human.

“Some flash their teeth as a polite warning to their enemies. Some put on beaming faces to keep their tears from falling. Others wear silly grins to mask their fear. But then, there is that rare smile that is actually genuine, it's the smile of a person who knows their troubles will soon be over.” Anonymous

You be the judge…......