Literature
Behind the Mask
Do you know what it’s like?
Hiding in a corner,
The world only seeing the mask you’ve placed?
They see an infallible smile,
When in truth you’re ready to go on a killing spree,
With only your tears holding you back,
Your self-hatred stopping you from making more people despise you.
Do you know what it’s like to be empty?
With only the mask showing emotion?
People thinking you’re happy, when in truth you have gone numb?
To know that no one can
Or ever will hear your real voice,
Feel your real emotions?
Do you know what hell is like?
It’s like being stuck behind the mask you made to protect yourself,
So that