MASKED STRANGER
I'm a lonely, silent stranger,
And to myself untrue.
I hide behind a mask, you see,
That no one can unglue.
I sit alone and think at night,
And wish that I could cry.
But my mask will not allow it,
So my eyes are always dry.
I long to share what's underneath,
This painful mask of mine.
But everyone I can trust,
Just doesn't have the time.
Alone in this uniqueness,
That nobody can see,
Because I hide myself so well,
They cannot hear my plea.
I'll try to struggle on alone,
And yes, I'll get crushed down.
But I will keep on striving,
Until my self is found.
I'll wait til I've succeeded,
And can live without a mask.
Then I'll help another stranger,
That was too afraid to ask.
-Alice Lee
