Masks

4 1 0
                                    

I hide behind a mask,
Never forgetting it's there.

I hide behind a mask,
Yet no one seems to care.

I hide behind a mask,
And who is this is see?

I hide behind a mask,
It seems I'm no longer me.

I hide behind a mask,
I'll never let you know.

I hide behind a mask,
I can't bear to see you go.

I hide behind a mask,
I'm broken inside.

I hide behind a mask,
The real me has died.

I hide behind a mask,
I'm just an empty shell.

I hide behind a mask,
I'm never escaping this hell.

I hide behind a mask,
This is all that's left.

I hide behind a mask,
I'm nothing more than a bereft.

I hide behind a mask,
The insanity's closing in.

I hide behind a mask,
I'm letting it win.

The mask I hide behind,
Has now begun to crack.

And as I end it all,I have no regrets
There's no way I'm taking it back.

Penny For Your ThoughtsWhere stories live. Discover now