Please try and hear what I'm not saying.
What my eyes are hiding.
Don't be fooled by what I pretend to be.
Don't be fooled by the smile I wear.
Because the masks I wear hide it all.
The thousands of masks I change for you.
Pretending is what I do.
It's in my nature.
I can't stop.
You can't see the real me.
You can't see my insecurity.
All the flaws I carry.
I seem secure with all the smiles I show.
With the confidence I fake.
With how calm I am.
But please don't be fooled.
For these are all lies.
And beneath these lies.
There is confusion and fear.
A lonely little girl
I hide it all, with my many masks.
I can't have anybody know.
I panic at the thought of my flaws being exposed.
That's why I carry many masks
To hide it all
To help me pretend
I don't like hiding though.
Carrying my many masks
I want to stop, but I can't.
Because I'm scared I won't be accepted.
That I won't be loved
I fear this.
And so much more
I need you to take my masks away.
And insure me that it will be followed with acceptance and love.
Only you can take away my blank stare.
I'm trembling with fear.
For I know this won't happen.
Society is to set in its ways to accept me.
So, till society changes I'll stay hidden
Making new masks for every person I meet.
Hiding all my insecurities....
