Mask Poem by Adele Katie Bowling

Note: This is a song!




my mask
barely covers
who I am
yeah, who I am
what I pretend
to be ain't
who I am
yeah, who I am

my true identity
has been hiding underneath
the person I pretend to be
is only what others see
it isn't me
'cause

what other people see
it isn't the true me
my mask barely covers
who I am
yeah, who I am

I might dance
I might sing
I might do anything
but I pretend
I know nothing
that's my mask
why can't you see?

that my mask barely covers
who I am
yeah, who I am
what I pretend
to be ain't
who I am
yeah, who I am

my true identity
has been hiding underneath
the person I pretend to be
is only what others see
it isn't me
'cause

what other people see
it isn't the true me
my mask barely covers
who I am
yeah, who I am

I might pretend to smile
when inside i cry
I might laugh off something
that made me want to die
I keep my secrets
I don't want to get hurt
I think you can connect
because, because

your mask
barely covers
who you are
yeah, who you are
what you pretend
to be ain't
who you are
yeah, who you are

your true identity
has been hiding underneath
the person you pretend to be
is waiting 'til it can be free
and

our masks
barely cover
who we are
yeah, we are
what we pretend
to be ain't
who we are
yeah, who we are

here is the scary thing
is every face we see
a mask hiding something?
do they hide happiness, or tears
do they hide what we fear
or maybe something beautiful we can't see

and maybe someday
we'll outgrow our masks
but when is that, you ask