Social filters

There are unwritten rules,

followed by societies & individuals,

like habits, teachings and principles, 

acting as internal brakes,

dictating our expressions. 

Social filters . . .

They are the psychological boundaries, 

that encircled our inner world,

where raw impulses and thoughts,

are kept out from the sights,

when we interact with others.

We learn to monitor our speech,

to not blurt out intrusive thoughts, 

while emotional outbursts & raw drives,

are contained in public & workspace,

make adjustments depending on persons.

Social filters . . .

Some of them are universal,

needed to maintain balance, 

but most were man-made systems,

built over centuries, in local customs,

for proper functioning, minimize frictions.

Yet, these lines shifts with time,

loosen or tighten with generations, 

being part of mental conditioning, 

or broken away, when disillusioned,

showing honest self, deepest of desires.

P.S. 

People can be conservative or liberal,

depending on personality and cultural,

we decide when to screen or share,

our intimate thoughts & moments...

Which had to pass through community standards.