What's beneath your masked face?

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Behind the pretty faces are sad generations,
Behind the smiles are hearts bleeding,
Seeking freedom and true happiness.

Everyone looks okay,
Carry their burden gracefully like a fine outfit,
Until you get to know the real them,
The pictures are camouflaged,
They are dying inside.

Why do you try to hide your sweetness,
For fear, you might be hurt and broken again,
Why are you afraid of your fragility?
So you wear the mask of a mean person.
So they don't trample on you.

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Take off the mask,
How happy are you?
Take off the makeup,
How pretty are you?

Are you truly sweet not just on the outside,
Or you're just a monster on the inside.

Take off the lies and pretense,
Are you pure and sincere?
In your heart of hearts are you selfless?
Or just for the gains and favors?

Take off the mask and do you!
Stay true and speak up,
Why die in silence,
Why be who you're not?

Life is not as complicated as you make it seem,
No one is ever perfect,
You do not need the mask to feel perfect,
Take off the mask and do you!

Thank you for stopping by, till we meet again, this is Amie Geoffrey.


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