The Mask
This mask I wear is what you see This mask I wear conceals all of me This mask I wear shows no fear This mask I wear lets nobody near This mask I wear the real me hides This mask I wear has no-one inside
Well Meaning Comments
You are not yourself today Friends and family exclaim
You are not yourself today Your face looks like it’s in pain
You are not yourself today Are you sure you should be going out?
You are not yourself today There are too many people about
You are not yourself today You are getting very annoyed
You are not yourself today We have looked up about it in Freud
You are not yourself today You are acting like a psychopath
You are not yourself today Everything is answered with a manic laugh
You are not yourself today You are completely out of control
You are not yourself today If in prison you wouldn’t get parole
You are not yourself today Yesterday you were alright
You are not yourself today We don’t want to yet you out of our sight
Well if I am not myself today Who the hell do you think I am?