Different Social Masks
PERSONA PARADE I’ve got so many friends around my side A lively crew, always there to confide But deep down inside I wonder if it’s true Do they see “me” or just the PERSONAS that I do? Every day I put on a show Switching masks which one should I grow? But amidst the laughter and the dazzling lights The fragile truths gets lost in the nights. I have friends oh it seems so real But their love, is it truly what I feel? Caught up in the high of creating these dreams Wondering if beneath it all true connection gleams In every conversation I share a different part A chameleon sliding through unknown to the heart They laugh with delight unaware of the charade The real “me” hiding in the shadows afraid Living in a world of make-believe Striving to everything they perceive But when curtains close, when darkness prevails It’s the loneliness that silently reigns I have friends oh it seems so real...