What is it we hide behind the face we wear?
Is it shattered glass of broken care?
Can we truly hide that which we feel?
Scattered illusions of what is not real
Porcelain smiles
and vacant eyes
Negate the image
that we would disguise
A solitary tear
escapes from the heart
spinning us round
right from the start
Who is it we hide from
if not from ourself
As we place our hearts
upon a shelf
emmarie©

Mirrored reflection in the glass...
"who are you", I have to ask.
You never show the truth of me,
this image false is what you see.

Even when my vision falters,
when soul demands myself to alter...
you betray by masked pretense,
from my struggles make no sense.

When my soul so clearly viewed,
I request the truth from you...
you mock me with your mulish lies
and fail again before my eyes.
Linda2001©

I Hide while watching troubled skies,
feeling, crushing rocks falling
Cutting through the wilderness of my soul
A sense of unworthiness, inability to feel, and 
a longing beyond belief engulfs my exsistence.

I Hide, with strained inner strength, filling my being,
Swallows of bitter passion, inspite of sorrow
a thousand tear, "escape" from the darkness within.

I HIDE, I HURT AND YES I FEAR!!!
No.......no.......Emotions I will not give into.
Desperately I suffer your pain.
Along with mine, exposing the windows of our souls.

I Hide wondering. Where hast thou gone?
The uncontrollable desire to fall amidst the grief I feel.
My Emotional, mental and spiritual state I see deterioate

I Hide as, somulence embraces me, all things become a daze
Numbness to a man so cold, Grasping the fear, of the unknown
Attempting not to give up, I welcome life with the spreading of wings
Times of Choice, Do I stay or do I fly?

I Hide while I walk tall, I hear the Angel Of Mercy approach,
Be free, know the instincts inside you and fight my friend
Fate and Destiny allure you, the beauty inside is released
The mask removed, the calm angelic being is not for him to know now
Princess_LoveStar©

As I look unto your face
I can see the many sides
I find I have to turn away
as I gaze into your eyes.

I know by what you're called
I've given you many names
sometimes I call you friend
while driving you insane.

I've analyzed your thoughts
and heard every stifled scream
each time you were awakened
by those non-existing dreams.

I held your broken heart
when there was no mend in store
I'm the one who pushed you
to go back to her for more.

I wiped the tears you cried
away from your eyes each night
I made you feel quite worthless
while there was hope in sight.

As I look you in the face
I don't like what I see
you are the mirrored image
of the man that I call me.
dawg_isblue©

worn by a facade of skin
inner appearance masked
an outward window dressing
are traits of many emotions
worn under porcelain skin

well hidden and yet cared for
placed well within unworthiness
never is dust collected to alter
the covers that are displayed of change

mask of wants and desires
made of the finest silks
allowing us to breathe in loves aroma
allowing others to see us as we desire

masks that bond friendships
worn to fit a lasting forever
made from the strongest oaks
carved into tenderness, with truthful lips

masks of despair and loneliness
made of torn fabrics of ones life
it holds back the gift of light
portraying the stench of darkness

masks that cover abuse
are ones easy to point out
they are the ones made of broken clay
creation of this pretense, I have no use

mask that hide deceptions
made to rip the hearts of fools
a collage of lies and deceit
cloaking the evil of all emotions

we wear of only one mask
the one we shall need only once
one cast in iron, it turns to rust
as we turn to dust, a final death mask

chose wisely, of mine and yours
the fronts wishing to wear
for we do display our wears
well of us all, the wearing of our masks
Holderof©

I wear a beautiful mask such as this
Only to hide the bitter sorrows of the past
No matter how hard I try to smile
I only fool you, not myself.

You only see, what others tell you, they see in me
Never really knowing, how soft I am
Or of my love and caring ways
 No one can see the true side of me.

I gave you all my love, my heart and my soul
 But I was rejected, and tossed onto the ground
As if I were nothing to you but a clown
With my heart broken, my tears just wont stop.

 I have nothing more to give you, my love
You've had all that I can give
I know one day you will get tired
Of playing with all those other hearts.

But by then I will be gone
And it will be your turn to cry
wishing for something you cannot have
and you'll hide your handsome face.
Stolen_Tear©

Masks with false smiles
Artificial happiness portrayed
Covering up a look of despair
Protecting the lost hopes of ever being found
Shielding it from the touch of another
Filled with love and hate

With each passing day
The mold becomes tighter, thicker
Until the glue decays
Making this mask my one true face
Never fading happiness or so it would appear
Truth be known underneath is endless fear

I would give anything to cry again
Feel hot tears stream down my cheeks
But I gave it up for the false smiles
And an artificial happiness
All because one day I had a choice
To be myself or put on the mask

What I chose set the tone
For what my life would become
I chose a mask that covered all my flaws
But what I did not know
Is that in the time of despair
It's better to cry than to put on a show
Epic Myst©

I watch in silence
From my bedroom window
Hair tousled
Clothes wrinkled
As I stare at the sky
Face pale and drained
From the show I put on today
It's getting harder each time
To plaster that smile across these lips
And stretch my face until it holds
The perfect expression
Staring out the window
Waiting for the sun to depart
So that I may regain my own heart
Each day I force myself
To put on this facade
I fear now that it serves no purpose
I know that I am not fooling anyone
Except maybe myself
But it is now  routine
Each night I stand here
Watching out my window
Face drained of all color
Hair tousled
And clothes wrinkled
Signs that only go to prove
That I'm getting way too old
To be putting on this show
Especially when the only one I'm fooling
Is myself
And I can't even do that anymore
So what is the point
Of me doing this day after day?
I wish I knew the answer to that
Because I just can't stop
So I will do it again tomorrow
And the day after
Probably every day until I fall over dead
Because it has been engraved in my head
That this will get me through
If I can just put on a show
Then all will be well
I watch out the window
And see the rays of the sun
Pull out my mask
And do it all again
Epic Myst©

The mask we wear
To hide the pain
So people will not pry

The mask we wear
To hide the tears
As silently we cry

The mask we wear
To hide our fears
When we're afraid to try

The mask we wear
To hide our sadness
Covered with a sigh

The mask we wear
To hide ourselves
Because we are too shy

The mask we wear
Must be removed
To let our spirit fly
Shadow Whysper©

Shattered image the porcelain mask
To show her true self an impossible task
A wearer of many faces though none her own
Too easy with a false images does she feel at home
A perfectionist her looks be anything but subdued
So she lets the face she wears decide her mood
So long she masks away her feeling so never abused
Be it no mystery that of herself she is anything but confused
Of the many faces reflected in the broken looking glass
Hers is the one that she dare not use even at the very last
A mental wall her paint and powder, rouge and odd lip shade
All a game of pretend to protect she feels must be played
Mirror mirror on the wall, can she be found inside herself at all
Or has so many masked identities brought about her downfall
Bear1Mage©
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