Time to Pretend

The poem in a nutshell

Sometimes life feels so stagnant that we feel frustrated. As usual, people around us keep us teasing and taunting. This definitely adds insult to our injury. A feeling of ennui becomes apparent at the forefront. What can we do then? In order to avoid the ill treatments from our surrounding people, we have to pretend. We cannot let them guess our actual state, in fact.

The poem -- "Time to Pretend"

When life gets stationary
Like a mossy stone, 
When time feels like
A claustrophobic cul-de-sac, 
When people pelt stones at you
Like a pack of snarling stray-dogs, 
It is felt that we must pretend; 
Aye, it's time to pretend, 
For, being unmasked, you can't
Survive in the midst of
An unruly mob of
Masked people with
The same visages.
Hence, all must pretend; 
It's time to pretend.

The keywords to the entire poem

Poem, time to pretend, life gets stationary, mossy stone, claustrophobic cul-de-sac, pelt stones, a pack of snarling stray-dogs, unmasked, survive, unruly mob, masked people, visages

The keywords to the short summary of the poem

Life feels stagnant, feel frustrated, as usual, keep us teasing and taunting, adds insult to our injury, a feeling of ennui, apparent at the forefront, avoid the ill treatments, surrounding people, pretend, guess, actual state