Masquerade

This may be the last time I watch the sun break dawn,

All too often I nod my head move on,

I comply to the costumes I wear

Dancing my confidence away, I follow the masquerade

Abiding to the movements of my gown,

My eyes shrouded in the shadows of a mask

Safety found in a false identity,

So many paper faces on parade

Hide your face, in every shape, in every shade

It’s a masquerade, turn around and see another’s peering eyes

Breathing is harder with every breath

My chest constricts, and this cuirass has sewed me in,

From all the emotions I bottle inside

Hiding my scars, I wear a thousand lies

Concealing every blemish,

I have a secret confession

My superpower is invisibility,

I don’t dare show my face,

I’m just another body in the masses

Burdened with this celestial curse.

All I express, is a small smile

With a small wave, I bow out

Letting another costume take my place

As I attempt to evade your inquiries

Yet suffocating beneath this mask

I was called beautiful

But it's just the sequins on my gown

They said I was bold

But it's just the feathers all around

They encouraged me to dance more and more

But honestly I quit trying and it's just these shoes that keep me moving on polished marbled floors

Look in my eyes, where my soul slowly dies,

My reality is nothing more than insanity,

So I'll hide away in my fantasy, behind this mask

Welcome to my life, welcome to the lies

Welcome to my masquerade,

Who can name the face?