See MySelf

I'm hidden Behind my own imprisoning mask One I am never able to remove, Never able to come from behind of Honestly, We're all imprisoned Behind our own unique masks. None of which are the same But which are all unfailingly alike in holding us back. Our attempts to get beyond the mask have worked, but only temporarily Photos are useful but you're restricted to one moment in time. Videos are better, But they're just like photos, simply with a longer moment in time. Mirrors are the best fight against our masks, We can look into our own eyes See ourselves as we are in that particular moment in time Photos, videos, mirrors These all help us go beyond our masks, Yet these are only channels We can never break through our masks Society understands this impossibility, So we embrace them. We choose to decorate them, Powders and glosses Ink and jewels Surgery and needles All meant to enhance and alter We choose to use our control over them, To project ourselves through them. We choose to be them.