masks
don't be fooled by me.
Don't be fooled by the masks I wear.
For I wear a thousand masks, and none of them is me.
I give the impression that I am secure.
Confidence is my name and coolness my game.
But don't believe me.
Beneath lies the real me -- in confusion and fear and aloneness.
But I don't tell you this because I'm afraid to.
I am afraid that you will think less of me, that you'll laugh at me.
I'm afraid that deep down I'm nothing and I'm no good.
Yet only you can call me into aliveness.
Each time you are kind and encouraging,
each time you try to understand because you care.
Who am I, you may wonder. I am someone you know very well.
I am every man, woman and child you meet.
------- Author unknown
Don't be fooled by the masks I wear.
For I wear a thousand masks, and none of them is me.
I give the impression that I am secure.
Confidence is my name and coolness my game.
But don't believe me.
Beneath lies the real me -- in confusion and fear and aloneness.
But I don't tell you this because I'm afraid to.
I am afraid that you will think less of me, that you'll laugh at me.
I'm afraid that deep down I'm nothing and I'm no good.
Yet only you can call me into aliveness.
Each time you are kind and encouraging,
each time you try to understand because you care.
Who am I, you may wonder. I am someone you know very well.
I am every man, woman and child you meet.
------- Author unknown