literature

Masks

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Literature Text

Don’t let them see,
The side you hide,
The mask is tight,
It constricts,
It binds,
You cry as you hide,
You can’t stand it anymore,
But you can’t pull off the mask.

It’s a second skin,
Refusing to be removed,
The lies you’ve spun,
Have locked you in,
There’s no escape.

Scream-no one can hear,
Cry-The tears are invisible to all you know,
Run-There’s no way out,
Rage-You’re angry at yourself.

Useless and cruel,
The world cares not for your fall,
It doesn’t see you in the hole you’ve dug,
And there’s no one willing to help you out.

They turn away,
Eyes full of shame,
Their masks as tight as yours,
We all hide,
We can’t pull off the masks,
That keep us one step back from the world.
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Elias-Hale's avatar
Boom. Hit it right on the head. Well said! Sometimes though, something happens that helps you to take the mask off. Suddenly you don't need that mask anymore. Something - someone... changes that.
(Shrugs) just some thought on the topic. Good work! :)