I Wear The Mask

Fall Frenzy 2022 Writing Contest Entry

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I wear the mask so they won't see me
The fear I hold inside
That no one will ever love me
If they knew the real me

I wear the mask so they won't see me
I'm smart and funny -- and a creep
They have their rules and right ways of being
I don't want to do the wrong thing

I wear the mask so they won't see me
Ants crawl under my skin
They say it's so simple
Why can't I just get on with it?

I wear the mask so they won't see me
Trapped inside my head
Escalating and extrapolating
Every insignificance into certainty

I wear the mask so they won't see me
I'm suffocating in here
I need to get out
To finally be free

I wear the mask so they won't see me
Why won't they see me?