Blend In... Poem by Annette Aitken

Wear a smile... Lovely poem. Well expressed and communicated. Sylva.

The pressure of conformity has its price the Chameleon blends in while on the piece of wood to avoid standing out, yet, it does him no benefit when the wood is thrown into the fire, great poem as usual Annette!

Perhaps the need to conform is a survival trick. In the wild, horses and antelope and bison live in herds to lessen their chances of being eaten by predators. To stay in the herd, they must blend in, obey the norm, not rock the boat. If they don't, they may be cast out of the herd and left to survive on their own. So perhaps humans blend in with the crowd to avoid being eaten by predators.... see what I mean? Your poetry makes me sit back and think! Well-done, Annette

To blend in is to lose our souls and become like sheep following the herd, we can be free as who we are, not perfect but real! Great write Annette!

Not everyone who wears a smile is happy, that's true! Happiness is sort of hard to find, it's a blessing!

Not everyone who wears a smile is happy, that's true! Happiness is sort of hard to find it's a blessing!

I understand your point.... But most of the time we have to put on appearances and blend in! We can be ourselves before some who will understand us and not judge us, but not before everyone! Such fake appearance will save us from standing odd and aloof! Why should we make others know that we are confused and sad..... better to cover up our inner feelings.... not always, but most of the times! A fine write!

To let the world know that we are happy. But that fake veneer of happiness we hide multitudes of negative emotions. This is the sad reality. We don't present our original self to the world. Very real and nice poem.