l o s t m a s k

you need solutions, not compassion
you need words of the wise, not pleasant lies
i don't need to waste my time on you
i don't need to waste my time on not being true

i have visited your sadness before
i was there when i was twenty-four
i don't need to convince you of a truth
i don't need to convince you of my truth

we have been taught to fear
the truths behind the masks we wear
so we let teachers and prophets profit
on fixing the things we were taught to hate

so what say you my friend?
when will your self-hate end?
i left my masks lost in the past
when will you let go of your own masks?