Before the world
Wear a mask
Cloak of shadows
Shield of lies
Deny the truth
But alone
Strip away
All illusion
Shed your masks
And bare thyself
Open your mind
Face reality
Seek the truth
And find who
You truly are
Dispel illusion
Banish lies
Face pain
And cruel reality
But to thine
Own self be true
I wrote this years ago, in the heart of strong emotions. It still hurts to look on it now.