Mask discarded
From our cots a new,
To our graves of old
Our world has created our masks to hold
Cradled deep within our hearts we hide
Our truer selves to cry beside.
But if my heart was to discard my mask
Would I finally be seen at last
Crumbled bones lying weak before me
With skin so torn it couldn’t hold them
I wish my mask would finally be free
To show my heart beneath thee.
We grow and grow till our limbs are stretched
Reading from our ancient texts
Learning from our schoolers past
We’re told to hide behind our masks
But if my heart was to discard my mask
Would I finally be seen at last
Crumbled bones lying weak before me
With skin so torn it couldn’t hold them
I wish my mask would finally be free
To show my heart beneath thee.
My smile shall fade with gleeful eyes
Time is fleeting, watch as it flies
Wrinkles form as I must age
My mask still telling the me inside
With each new day another burden to bare
I wonder if that’s why everyone stares
But if my heart was to discard my mask
Would I finally be seen at last
Crumbled bones lying weak before me
With skin so torn it couldn’t hold them
I wish my mask would finally be free
To show my heart beneath thee.
Now see me fully before you now
A grave now laying in the ground
My mask is withered
My mask is weak
But now it’s beside my naked face
Would you dare to take a peak?