Distant have I been
Even to those who know me best.
Life has thrown its curve *****
Pain and suffering through each test.

A standstill is where I am
Do I go left, do I go right?
My mind does not know.
My heart quivers in fright.

Changed have I become.
Layers have been removed plenty
The masks of my face still lie about.
All this happened before the year of twenty.