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This face you see
It isn't really me
​Why don't you talk
Because I talk a lot
Let me hear your voice
No, that's a foolish choice
You might not like me
I'm a far different person
than you think me to be
Tomorrow you probably won't talk to me

Why is it like this
How I look
How I talk
Just write it on my forehead with chalk
I want to know why I feel like a ghost
I wish I could just disappear
From friends
From those who I love most

Everyday I hope to be my last
Get away from me
Death come fast
Put me and my mask to rest at the bottom of the sea
No, don't do that
don't let the wretched demons win
You're not a nuisance, you're not a gnat
People love you

Take off the mask
Peel it off of your face
 Melt it off
Hide it from the human race
Don't kill yourself
Just the darkest part




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