The symbol of a mask is common (probably because it is so accurate), but I'm really rather intrigued by the differences you infused into this poem. Normally, we simply emphasize "remove the mask," but that is rather too safe, isn't it? Take the mask off, but keep it near just in case the real face doesn't work out. But destroying the mask, as happens in your poem, has finality to it. Anyway, perhaps you didn't mean all that, but that's what I see. Good work on this. Most of your work is from the first person point of view, so it is very interesting to see something from third person.

You have absoloutely no idea how much I love this poem now. I wish I could favorite it 50 times. You know when you hear a song and it seems as if it were written just for you, even though you know it wasn't? I feel like that with this poem. Truly, one of my favorites.

-Sapphire