One step forward,
Two steps back,
You don’t make it,
It makes you,
Luck is for the dreamers,
I am becoming a realist,
Take off the mask,
Wipe away the makeup,
Brush your hair,
Stare at your face,
Who are you?
Are you the face you apply each day?
Are you the persona you carry?
Take a good look,
Stare at your eyes,
Brown flecked with green,
What do they want to see you do?

Wash away the day,
Scrub away the thoughts of doubt,
Reassure yourself that you have got this,
You have to have this,
No one else will have it for you,

Curl up and try not to cry,
When did you miss so much?
Try to get your life on track,
But what track, which one?
Don’t pick paths which will lead you back to people,
People are never constant,
They change like the weather,

Fall asleep,
Don’t rest though,
Have your mind plagued with thoughts,
Let the past crash down around you,
You could have done things differently,
You could have saved that,
Why did you care so much?
Why did you put them before you?

Wake up,
Let the mask reform,
Plaster on that smile you get compliments on,
Day in day out,
You are a better person,
Not knowing what kind of person you really are at all.

(e.m.w)