Hiding beneath

I hide beneath this mask
No one realizes how much damage
Can be done and even if it doesn't show
It's more painful than you can imagine.

I live behind the mask at school
I don't take it off when I'm home or at work
When people are around, I struggle to keep that mask on.
At rare occassions, I'll show people who I really am.

My parents, my friends, my life consists of what
My mask will show you.
But that's all I feel they know; the mask.
I can feel it taking over for good.