Wear your silly masks, make sure they are strapped You wouldn't want them to fall off now Cause no one wants the know the real you Right? Who wants to bear our burdens Hear the deepest of our anxieties and fears Walk a mile in our painful shoes And be held responsible for support Best to keep on our masks and smile Show everyone the light they want to see Dance like puppets Sing like sparrows Bow and scrape Curtsy and be pretty But in our falsehoods, we are bearing darkness In true friendships, we are bringing light Let the mask slip from your face To reveal freckles and scars Different colored eyes filled with warmth Surround yourself in light Let the darkness of your masks fall off Surround yourself in friendship Always
I wasn't originally going to share this work. It's less of a poem and more of an incomplete poetic rambling. I've sat and stared at this for hours wondering how to change it. It just never seems to make any more or less sense than it does in this imperfect form. Just be real with each other and stop hiding behind your masks. Much love.