Taking My Mask Off

As I begin to take off my mask

The mask I've been hiding under

I begin to cry

Not knowing what to expect

As I begin to take off my mask

To unveil the real me

Who could that be?

I'm not quite sure

As I begin to take off my mask

I question whether I should

Is it worth the risk?

The risk of everyone knowing

Who I truly am

Take off your mask

I scream from inside

I can't take this anymore

No longer can I stay buried inside

Take off your mask

To discover who you are

To unveil the mystery

To show everyone the real you

Take off your mask

A decision has to be made

Will you continue to hide?

Or will you take off your mask

To reveal the true you?

I have to do it

Take this mask off

I'm suffocating inside

And don't know how much longer I will last

I have to do it

Take off this mask

Let myself be free

So I can finally breathe

I have to do it

Remove this mask

So my true identity can be known

To myself

And to the world

I place my hand on the mask

And remove it from my face

Years and years of trying to get rid of this thing

And what do I find... MORE

I place my hand on the mask

And struggle to take it off

Toiling with myself

The real me inside

And the person I had to become

A new challenge I see

Not only to remove the masks

I hide behind

But now to discover who I really am

Mask after mask

I take off

Wondering if this task

Is at all possible

Mask after mask

Leaves me crying

Trying to understand

How they all got here

Mask after mask

I see lying around

My heart beating heavily

Because now I can breathe

Now I can see

I look into the mirror

Not knowing what I would see

Scared at what I could find

Wondering what should be there

I look into the mirror

After years and years

Of looking

And only seeing an imposter

I look into the mirror

Now with a hopeful glance

And what do I see?

I can only see me

And that is just fine with me

Taking the mask off

Was so hard to do

Because I was worried

About what would be underneath

Taking the mask off

With each step

My heart beat anxiously

Trying to discover what was there all along

Taking the mask off

I didn't know if I could

Or even if I wanted to

Because it'd been so many years

Since I'd seen the real me

I took off my mask

And now you and I can see

Who I am

And who I was meant to be

I took off my mask

No more hiding for me

Or pretending to be

Someone I'm not

I took off my mask

And I am finally free

Free to be who I am

To be the woman

I was made to be

I took off my mask

And now you can too

Don't be afraid

To reveal the real you

Take off your mask