I like it Jane. It could be very deep or it could just relate to the everyday growing pains of a marriage that seem terrible, then pass. It depends on how you look at it and a good writer can always make a person look at things in more than one way. Great work!

A good descripton of my marriage (sometimes)x

I agree with the comments above and love your open tone in the poem.

Sad but true, I have had some of those feelings myself.

You’ve nailed it completely on the head. Been there, done it, but after awhile that mask starts to fray and gets withered. I think the main people you wear it for is your kids. Little did I know until they were older what they really knew. Thanks for sharing.

Oh my, I would really hate not being able to be myself.

A very deep emotional poem. Well written. You have to sometimes measure your losses in order to live your life in happiness. If you’re as miserable and your poem stated, it would be better for you to seek a reasonable solution in your relationship. In the long run it would also be better for your children too.