Masks

Everyone wears a mask
Whether it be of smiling or pain
Hate or Love
Shame or pride
Ego or Anger

Everyone wears a mask
It cracks sometimes
People can see through the chipped paint
See past the fake
See past the facade

We all wear masks
Ones of animals
Ones of other people
Ones that we would like to be
Ones that we hate

We all have a mask
Something we can hide behind
Something we can use to fight
Something that keeps us safe
Keeps us okay in the beginning

These masks
Keep our secrets
Hold our treasures in locked vaults
Keep our hearts from breaking
Keep the tears from showing

We all have masks
You can paint them up
It can be anything
Because no one can see past the mask
No one knows what anyone's face really looks like

Humanity is made of Masks
What is yours painted of?