Mask  If I showed you what was really there Would you hide away.. Hide from the naked, the truth of what is? I wish I could I wish you could see This mask is itching Burning my skin Down to the core, it burns Till there is nothing more to feel Nothing but the charring of a battered old soul What if I showed you? Just for one moment Let you see what is there I can’t stand this burn a moment longer So here it is, the soul behind… ................................................................................ …And this is me This is what has been there all along Screaming for its chains to fall Is it beautiful? Is it everything you hoped it would be? A monster… A child… A scared little girl It is beautiful The soul is all there is When all else fades away This is what is This is everything November 2006