I Leave My Mask On Now

I am become what I appear to be.

By John R. GodwinPublished 11 months ago • 1 min read

I leave my mask on now.

It has melted onto me and into me.

Stuck to my soul, I loathe it and love it

and breathe it and knead it.

Shaping it into the me I will be.

I leave my mask on now.

Unable to face my unmasked me

If you see the break between semblance and self

Change the subject and leave it be. It's only the me

I want you to see. It's not the me

I want me to be.

I leave my mask on now.

I hang my head, hot tears follow,

Flowing onto my mask.

Not onto me. I do not feel

protected.

You will not know

You bear witness to the wane

as my face as facade fades into

my facade as face.

I leave my mask on now

forever.

Sifting daily through the clutter of my mind trying to create something beautiful.

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