Masking through Life

Everyday is like any other day

That is why I want it to stay that way

Staying the same works for the clay

The soft clay used for this mask

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A smile that shines like a star

Drawing eyes from afar

Making sure I am on the right track

To be kept away from the dark

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The mask is part of my life

To keep this display of light

So I am not cast out like a stray

From failing to portray

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I feel the weight of the daily task

Pleasing people with the mask

It should be simple to smile

From blending into this forced lifestyle

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With the increase of the clay

like ice over my face

But it is worth the pay

To make the sacrifice

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To impress my friends with style

To wear it for proof that I am normal

Wearing it is an endless cycle

Otherwise I would not be part of the norm

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Society considers a mask as a requirement

It looks like the perfect environment

Perfect is part of surviving

Only when you are failing to accomplish

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When you fail to look at another's eyes

You start to feel like you want to cry

Since the pressure just grew

That is when the mask gets the cracks

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But I am not the one with those missing pieces

I am not missing anything

Society is actually missing them

On making a society that would not cause my downfall.

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