Veil Upon My Face

Mask the truth

A veil upon my face

I wear, as a hooded cloak

Hiding who I really am

Because you will hate me

If you really knew

I don't want you to know,

To see the true me

And so,

I lie, lie to you

To hide from the light;

From the blinding reality

Hiding under the fake, fake façade

Hiding who I really am

A smile plastered on my face

I am tricking you

I am tricking me

Lurking behind the curtain of darkness

That I created

Sometimes even I can forget

That I’m not who I fake to be

And yet…

I want you to find me

Come release me

From the shell

I’ve trapped myself to be

Find me and tell me

That I am more than I give myself credit for

That I am worth someone

Even without the veil