Who are we when no one is watching?

We listen to reply;

Are you kind to others?

Do you even care?

Or, when their gaze is averted, do you cry?

Talk to your mothers?

Do you selflessly share?

Who are we when no one is watching?

Alone, are you sly?

Are you loyal to your brothers?

Even without the eyes, watching, of which you must beware?

Or do you sigh,

In fatigue of the others?

Does anyone ever ...

When no one is watching

We remember how to play

How much we love to sing

How much fun dancing can be

And that music is best when it’s loudest

When no one is watching

We’re the world’s best comedian

Giving the most thought provoking TED talks

Making up noises that spark joy

Just to fill the silence

When no one is watching

We get nostalgic about small things

Drop the mask and let tears flow

Pick ...

What would I sound like if no one was watching

How would I dress?

How would I act like or think like

If not to impress?

What would do in my spare time

If not like the rest?

How would cope, how would my brain work

Without all that stress?...

Tell me little wave,

who are you when the shoreline has receded

when the gaze of hunters no longer pierces your soul

when the tide no longer names you and the wind no longer cares

who are you when the ripples go still

when the pond is empty and the mask is uneeded

do you still stand tall when no one is there to see it

or do your shoulders sink beneath the quiet

do your hands still reach for the f...

Undressed you turn in the dark of the room you alone are,

that one that is no longer was and will one day will.

Hidden all from the outside eyes, is it shame or just survival?

great deals come from the eyes that will no longer hear.

us, you, them, i.

shame, laugh, dark remedy for the unwell.

approval is not allowed when you become we.

You is a shame and a disgrace so hidden you stay,

lure the shad...

With people,

We hide ourselves.

We sweep away

the things we really like,

replacing them with

things _they_ like.

In hopes we

become something,

someone they like.

Without people,

We still hide.

We hide from ourselves.

We do not cry

or show weakness.

We don’t want

to be weak.

Us as a whole

just want to

fit in.

We can’t show

ourselves, even

to ourselves....

Who are we

When no one is there

Look in the mirror,

talk to yourself

You know it's true

Everything you've felt

Desire to be better

Desire for revenge

Desire for fame

Desire for looks

That could blow them away

Desire that you could be everything

Look in the mirror

You know it's true

Anger rises

Depression lowers

You fall into that pit

Of fears

Try to remake

The image of today

Try to hide

From the ...

I am me when no one watches

When the mask can finally fall

When I’m free to be myself

With no one there at all

You may think it would get lonely

And sometimes it really does

But when no one’s there

I’m safe and sound

Without fear of being judged...

When you live in a world of hate, you tend to cover who you are.

It’s only happens when you grow and understand the shows your parents watch.

And in a school where you feel so rare.

You tend to mask yourself just a notch.

So let me introduce myself.

I am Katherine, not Kaitlyn or any other name.

People say I have an interesting interpretation of life itself.

I seem to know more and mentally...

Eyes encrusted with gold close

The soft sound of strumming

Can be heard the air

The worn paper mask you wear

Falls

As does the costume

We both wear

The pictures that prove us

Friends

But when no one is watching

We seem

Distant

Me

And

You

Are not the same

And it’s all my fault

That you love me so much.

I don’t know why

Or how

But I’m the only one who could’ve done this.

I’m sorry, my friend

Don’...