The Mask

I, the mask you wear cling to thee,

Custom-made am I who never let people see,

Or maybe I do, or maybe I don稚,

It is your choice whether I will or I won稚.

Will you tighten my clasp or put on a spare?

Or will you throw me off and leave yourself bare?

Sometimes I知 useful, sometimes I知 not,

But that is the regard that has to be sought.

I am what you want me to be,

And at times I even become thee,

All that you see and that you hear,

All that you know and that you fear,

I am a decision that once you have made,

I値l bring you security or I値l bring you the blade.

Blame me not for all that goes wrong,

I can only stay where I can belong,

I知 yours, you own me, so I have said,

Whether I知 worn,

Or whether I知 dead,

It is all up to you, you hold the notes to the song,

Some people wear me too little, some a little too long,

And the rest roam about searching aimlessly

For the distinction between the two, they never do see.

Age 16

Copyright 1998 Wendy Torres

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