The masks that we wear  by Esther Daphne 

  The face that you see

  is not truly me

  It’s the person you want me to be

  I do it to make you happy

 

My smile hides a thousand tears

And my courage hides my fears

I have hidden my pain for years

So that my misery doesn’t fall on your deaf ears

 

My body is just a robot that walks

My mouth, a clip that talks

My brain is merely a capsule of thoughts

My hands only do what they were taught

 

I’ve hidden my feelings from you, all of you,

But haven’t you too?