Let Me Be

We are all hidden behind these feelings,

like masks

Women, even men have begun to cover their lips

with makeup

Their eyes are lidded with extra long lashes

to deter the attention away from the trouble

that is within

Don't listen too closely

Don't look too long

If you touch me you'll smudge this

mask I have hung

I want to wipe it all away

I want to see them for who they are

I'm tired of their promises

Their pretty words

They catch my ear for a time while their here

Later I learn hidden behind their backs was the very knife

that is now stuck in mine

So please don't speak unless you mean it

please don't smile unless you feel it

Don't pull any more strings on this

little life size doll

Less I scream

If I start to scream now,

I don't know when

I'll stop...