What you are about to read is a poem about the figurative masks we as human beings wear to hide what we are feeling inside. I wrote this from the perspective of someone who is really hurting, but doesn't want anyone else to see how broken they are. This poem is for anyone struggling to keep up the image they think they need to, whatever the reason may be. We all go out and put on some sort of mask to hide emotions we don't want anyone else to see, and this poem is a representation of that. It can be hard to take off that mask and let someone in, but there is one person we don't have to wear it with. God. I hope you enjoy this poem, and I hope you really let the meaning within the words take root in your life.
A look in the mirror, what do I see
Who exactly is staring back at me
I remove my mask and don't recognize
this being that appears before my eyes
The mask showed a smiling and cheerful creature
It hid the truth revealed in my natural features
Now the reflection shows what no one else can see
There is a broken person staring back at me
I close my eyes to avoid seeing the pain
Sometimes I wonder if I'm going insane
The sight before me is far too much to bear
this broken being filled with despair
I look in the mirror at the being reflected
and I look past the pain I had already expected
Not everything I see is twisty and dark
There is a light deep within this wounded heart
The masks that I wear have an amount of honesty
A part of me feels joy in spite of all the adversity
It was then that I realized who the mask was really for
it reminds me of the light inside that is winning this war
I may be feeling sorrow on this temporary night
and I may be feeling weary from all that I've had to fight
but joy will always come along and win
and the morning will be brighter in the very end
So, let me ask you some things that will challenge you deep inside
What mask are you wearing? What are you trying to hide?
Are you wearing it for others to be seen a certain way,
or is your mask for personal benefit to help you get through the day
Whatever your reason for living life in a mask know that you're not alone
We all put one on each day so others see only what is shown
The people we all pretend to be, they aren't who God really loves
He loves each of us for who we are because that is what He does
So take off the mask with Him and just be who you are
For God loves the broken and wounded and the hearts covered in scars
You don't have to hide from your heavenly Father
He see who you are, His sons and His daughters
You don't have to reveal your heart to every person
But let someone see what is going on within
God didn't create you to face life by yourself
He put people on the earth who can always help
The mask may help you in feeling like you're sane
but wearing it can be lonely and it doesn't remove the pain
Taking it off for someone to see what you are feeling inside
will provide you with a place where you do not have to hide
I look at my reflection now and I begin to recognize
this being that appears before my eyes
A strong warrior is now staring back at me
A person who is loved by God, that is what I now see
