Look beneath the mask

Story by Tyrse Styles on SoFurry

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It's time to wake, my day begins

My gaze wanders as I pass through the door

I pick a mask to wear today

It fits me oh so well

I walk, and talk

I might pass you by

Nothing seems out of place

No you never question, you don't look beneath the mask

A different day, a different mask

You don't look, but are you listening

No you only hear what the mask is telling you

My cries are muffled by the mask

Which mask am I wearing now

Am I just the mask or someone else

When you touch me can you feel my face

No you only feel the cold barrier that is the mask

I'm being smothered

Who you see and who I am are two different people

You can't see the tears running down my face

You never look beneath the mask

I'm breaking apart

So many masks I'v worn

Their weight is a burden

I don't have the courage to remove them anymore

Another day, another mask

I walk, I talk, and no on notices

Just another mask taking control

I am but one of many, I see that now

It's in the eyes, I see it now

We can look through the eyes of the masks

And see who is hidden beneath

They all seem to beg for release, but the masks stay on

One day you'll see it too

My eyes talk to you, asking for you to come out

Show me who you really are

So that you might come over to me, and look beneath the mask