Hidden Face

We all wear a mask. Who are we underneath?

I have a face,

Hidden behind a mask

all hours of the day

Beneath that mask lies a face

Of passion

Of strength

Of cowardice

Of rage,

Of love,

Of pain

Of fatigue,

A face long hidden

A face driven by fire

And burnt by the flames

Hidden. 

Masked

Behind the mask a storm hides

from the rest of the world

A mask,

That is what they see

But if you look

Look through the windows,

the eyes,

see the whirling winds of rage,

The gathering waters of frustration

The rising tides of stress

That threaten to break

The dam of the mask. 

Behind that mask…

Hides a face,

Lost so long its been forgotten

behind walls lie emotions

Pain

Suffering

Fatigue

Love

A face hidden,

Behind a mask.