The Mask (How Long can it Last?)

We all wear  the mask but how long can it last?

How long will it be before someone finds me out?

Will it be after I graduate from college?

Will I be discovered after I have my first born child?

How Long can I wear this mask?

When will they found out that I'm immersed inside of the world of idealistic social justice for man, land. and water?

How long can I project apathy while simultaneously nurturing my affinity for revolutionary ideology?

How long can I pretend that activism will feed my family?

How long can I appear confident, professional, and focused?

In reality I am impatient, hard-working, uncertain, poor, and a dreamer.

Some would go as far to say that I am foolishly faithful and unshakeably loyal, as if these qualities have no chance of translating into a fruitful future.

How can I disguise my moaning optimism?

Here is my epiphany.

I cannot, because

We all wear the mask, but it could never last....