Mask

By: Lyndaura

I cry

I weep

I scream

But my mask silences my pleas

Never to be heard by outsiders

I rage

I resist

I struggle

But I am held hostage

Never to escape my mask

I scar

I hurt

I bleed

But my wounds are never tended

For my mask prevents aid

I fall

I buckle

I relent

Under other's burdens

Placed on me by weak companions

I beg

I plea

I urge

For someone to rescue me

From the confining restraints of this flawless mask

I attempt

I try

I fail

To overcome my unseen barrier

And to escape the anguish of this hell

I cease

I relent

I die

The mask I once clung to for protection

Has cornered me into death