MASKS.

Mirror showing someone I do not know

Face built from pressure and expectation

Skin holding secrets nobody asked for

Eyes trained not to feel anymore

Name sounding distant in crowded rooms

Truth buried under practiced reactions

Breath heavy with unsaid violence

Silence louder than any confession

People loving versions I invented

People trusting lies I perfected

People cheering ghosts in my body

People blind to the fracture inside

Hands shaking behind steady gestures

Voice calm while the storm is rising

Heart locked behind iron behavior

Soul hiding from its own reflection

Masks saving me from their judgment

Masks saving them from my chaos

Masks turning pain into performance

Masks turning fear into control

I forgot the sound of my honesty

I forgot the weight of my innocence

I forgot the shape of my freedom

I forgot

I forgot who lived here before

People loving versions I invented

People trusting lies I perfected

People cheering ghosts in my body

People blind to the fracture inside

Hands shaking behind steady gestures

Voice calm while the storm is rising

Heart locked behind iron behavior

Soul hiding from its own reflection

Night asking who I am beneath it

Darkness asking what I protect

Violence asking when I will break

Time asking how long I can pretend

People loving versions I invented

People trusting lies I perfected

People cheering ghosts in my body

People blind to the fracture inside

Hands shaking behind steady gestures

Voice calm while the storm is rising

Heart locked behind iron behavior

Soul hiding from its own reflection