you only see the mask

  You only see the mask I wear
You see the gaping whole
Were my heart ought to be
But what you don’t see
Is that the whole is not a whole
My heart is their just hidden
You only see the mask I wear
Not the person who is behind it
How can you say you love me
When you don’t even know me
You never have even tried
I am a whole different person
Behind this mask that hide me
You won’t even allow yourself
To see the me behind the mask
You only want to see the person
Whom I had protrached for so long
That I fear that some day
That I myself will come to believe
That the mask isn’t just a mask but me
When in truth it is not
You only see the mask I wear
Not the me whose hiding behind it
You cannot love the real me
For I am completely different
and I can never love you
because you everytime
I allow the mask to slip
You seem not to believe
That that’s who I really am
I am not some dark person
I do have a heart
Its not just a gaping whole
It’s just hidden
Kept safe
Not wanting to get hurt no more
You only see the mask I wear
You don’t seem to want to see
Me for who I am
You don’t seem to understand
And therefore I cannot be around you
Or even have you in my life
If you really do love me
Try looking behind the mask
And not try and pretend like the mask is me