Original Villanelle

** i wrote this for a class. the other poem was my first attempt t a Villinelle, but was incorrect, so here is its Villenelle twin!**

A Villanelle: Smiles are just a formality

Smiles are just a formality.
Masks to hide the chaos within,
Conform to society’s reality.

We hide within our own surreality,
With thoughts flowing on a whim,
 Smiles are just a formality.

Commands spoken with finality,
Get a job. Go to school. Do your part. Hide within your skin.
Conform to society’s reality.

We sink into a sense of normality.
 Becoming just another face, a number. Feel it sink in.
 Smiles are just a formality.

We walk around with false congeniality ,
 Feel the chains’ hold begin.
 Conform to society’s reality.

 We long to step out and show individuality,
 but are silenced by fear’s shadowy spin.
 Smiles are just a formality.
 Conform to society’s reality.