WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a scene that conveys deep emotion without using any dialogue.
You can explore any emotion you’d like, but try to focus on actions and body language of the characters. Remember, no dialogue.
A Mask
A mask.
That’s all it is.
But I make a joke. I must be fine.
I’m just too good.
I’m laughing. I must be fine.
A mask.
That’s all it is.
I smile. I must be fine.
I don’t know anymore.
Who am I?
A comedian? Or an actress?
A lyer and deceiver? Or a clown?
I don’t know anymore.
Is this who I am inside?
No.
A mask.
That’s all it is.
The world is just a masquerade.
But it ended already.
My mask isn’t pretty.
It isn’t gold.
It isn’t intricate or special.
But it’s a mask all the same.
It just has my face.
It just wear a smile.
To shield the world from the emptiness underneath.
Who am I?
Am I anyone?
I don’t know anymore.
Because I have disappeared.
Thanks to my mask, I don’t need to be here.
But.
A mask.
That’s all it is.
