Behind the Mask
When you see a face that’s happy,
Is what you actually see
A beaming presentation of
The person you know as me?
Many masks can be deceiving
And not as though they’re cast
Sometimes the truth is covered
With a pleasant looking mask.
If you looked behind the façade,
Beyond that cheerful mask
And see the real face living there
Some questions you might ask.
For all have hidden realities,
Tucked safely behind our mask,
And keeping them all hidden
Becomes our never ending task.
Some masks hide a broken heart,
Some will hide uncouth.
Others will hide a broken dream,
But all will hide the truth.
So when you see that happy face
Is it truly the way it seems?
Or is it a mask that covers up
A sad heart and broken dreams?
Author notes
It seems everyone has a mask. A face that is worn to hide their real feelings and emotions.
Copyright © Ron Lanier | Year Posted 2010
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