Mask

You know my name.
You know my face.
You see me smile.
You think I'm safe.

You watch me stand.
You watch me fall.
But what you see
is not it all.

You see the mask.
You see the skin.
You don't know
what lives within.

You see the man
I let you see.
But don't pretend
you know me.

You hear my words.
You make your guess.
You call it truth.
I call it less.

You see the mask.
You see the skin.
You don't know
what lives within.

You see the man
I let you see.
But don't pretend
you know me.

Knowing my name
is not knowing me.

You see the mask.
You see the skin.
You don't know
what lives within.

You see the man
I let you see.

That's all
you get from me.

You know my name.

Not me.