Mask Off
The greatest fear of a broken mind:
Looking someone in the eye and realizing
They now see you as you see yourself.
Watching the thoughts flit across their faces
As they think of all the time wasted...
On someone who will never be enough.
Your heart breaking because
You dared hope, just this once,
To be everything someone needed.
Drawing back within yourself...
Your emptiness reminding you why
It’s best to remain a ghost...
To never, ever, remove your mask.
Looking someone in the eye and realizing
They now see you as you see yourself.
Watching the thoughts flit across their faces
As they think of all the time wasted...
On someone who will never be enough.
Your heart breaking because
You dared hope, just this once,
To be everything someone needed.
Drawing back within yourself...
Your emptiness reminding you why
It’s best to remain a ghost...
To never, ever, remove your mask.
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