they say when you
get into the role
it can consume you
drive you crazy
blur the
lines between you
and who you're supposed to be
some roles you never get out of
--they say--
some masks stay on
more and more
it gets harder to tell
while you fight desperately
to remember who sits
at the core of all of these façades
and characters
scratch and claw at
the masks to tear them off
but only skin breaks
and the blood seems to be yours
that mask's still there
still won't come off
time goes on
there's no
you anymore
everything you are is altered
like a warped
chemical reaction

been wearing masks
for years now
fighting with the truth and the
role's I chose to take on
been acting
for years now
and can no
longer tell which
one is
fake
and which one is
really me
anymore