Masquerade
By: Alison Guillot
This mask I wear with such disdain
Gives a sadistic smile
And I know not of all the pain
That comes from my acts so vile
Prejudice is all I know
It's all that I can find
My true self I'm afraid to show
So this mask I hide behind
It hurts us both this mask I wear
But behind it I must hide
This pain it seems too much to bear
It claws at my insides
And yet in fear of isolation
Of standing up alone for what is right
Of ridicule and humiliation
I don my mask and do not fight
Countless though this mask has slain
People wear it still
And crying tears of blood like rain
Many more this mask shall kill

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