We hide behind our secret masks, we all do everyday.
We say what we don't feel and feel what we don't say.
The masks are our protection from daily bouts of stress
We need to change our facial masks when under life's duress
Our real face may show its pain when we are feeling blue
But use the happy smiling mask and it will see you through
It's on your shelf, it takes up room
But helps dispel the fates of doom
Don't feel it isn't fair to have a substitute on call
No one has ever said that you were born to face it all
Use your masks, and use them well, they'll save your life one day
And when your life has settled down, you can toss them all away.