Mask

Written February 27 2007

Hiding Behind Her Mask

She hides her face
when she's not alone
she wears a mask
but it's not her own
It's everyone else
she wants to be
Be just like them
supposedly free
free from the troubles
the troubles of life
free from sin
and worries
and strife
but when night time falls
and she climbs into bed
her mask falls apart
and her heart fills with dread
she screams and she cries
but no one can hear
she wants them to know
know all of her fear
her fear of facing
a world with no mask
afraid they won't like her
afraid they won't ask
so she waits for the day
with hope in her heart
when she'll wear her own face
and make her new start.
but the pain of her own face
stings her warm hearted
soul
with ice so cruel
as black as coal.
wanting to be free
to be herself
to be unlike you or me.
She hides her face
when she's not alone
she wears a mask
but it's not her own........