I Will Wear This Mask
This mask I wear
Is just a way to hide it
The anger and the hurt
That is why I hide behind the lies that are my mask
It covers everything
Painting ‘happy’ on my features
For everyone to see
I paint it every morning
Painting layers of lies over and over
Hiding my true face under this mask
Behind all the lies
But even after my careful painting
Cracks appear sometimes
Showing what I try so hard to hide
Sometimes people see
But I prepare my brush
And cover up the cracks
Sometimes I tear of my mask
Let myself cry
My tears smudging the emotions I had so carefully painted
But in the end
I’m always pulling out my paints
My brush creates another me
I will have a smile
And maybe it will even reach my eyes
Depending on how many layers I paint
And I will continue
My brush streaking lies across my face
Until there is no more anger and hurt to cover
I will wear this mask
Is just a way to hide it
The anger and the hurt
That is why I hide behind the lies that are my mask
It covers everything
Painting ‘happy’ on my features
For everyone to see
I paint it every morning
Painting layers of lies over and over
Hiding my true face under this mask
Behind all the lies
But even after my careful painting
Cracks appear sometimes
Showing what I try so hard to hide
Sometimes people see
But I prepare my brush
And cover up the cracks
Sometimes I tear of my mask
Let myself cry
My tears smudging the emotions I had so carefully painted
But in the end
I’m always pulling out my paints
My brush creates another me
I will have a smile
And maybe it will even reach my eyes
Depending on how many layers I paint
And I will continue
My brush streaking lies across my face
Until there is no more anger and hurt to cover
I will wear this mask