Sunday, June 24, 2018

False face


I have loved selflessly 
Only to learn I was an option.

I have been fiercely loyal
Only to learn my loyalty was a joke.

In pain I've cried, in torment I've burned 
With tears and ash I've made a mask.

I'd sacrifice for strength, I'd persevere for love.
My mask shields my scars.
This is not my real face.