Mask

I was once depressed and lonely,

Having nobody to comfort me,

So I wore a mask that always kept smiling,

To hide my feelings behind a lie.

 

Earlier, I had many friends;

With my mask, I was one of them.

But deep inside me still felt hollow,

Like I was missing a part of me.

 

Nobody could hear my cries at night,

For I designed my mask to hide all the cries.

Nobody could see the pain I was feeling,

For I designed my mask to be always laughing.

 

Day by day

I was slowly dying.

I couldn't go on,

There was something missing.

 

Until now I'm still looking,

For the thing that'll stop my crying,

For someone who'll erase my fears,

For the person who'll wipe my tears.

 

But till then, I'll keep on smiling.

Hiding behind this mask I'm wearing.

Hoping one day I can smile,

Till then I will be here... waiting!