I'm only me when I'm in my room alone207Please respect copyright.PENANAV6jtEtqMuS
The moment I'm stepping out of this comfort zone207Please respect copyright.PENANAP3e4O7o3I0
I put my mask back on.207Please respect copyright.PENANAd5Ya3vedDM
I'm used to this mask I wear207Please respect copyright.PENANAb1PgAFRW9l
That I often lose the real me.207Please respect copyright.PENANAQCeHz5nk3R
207Please respect copyright.PENANACyhknYVucF
No one can tell when I'm sad or depressed,207Please respect copyright.PENANAKUycZqtrLx
The bright smile is all that shall rest.207Please respect copyright.PENANAQwJylI7qnd
I've never been good at expressing my true self207Please respect copyright.PENANAQVoyu2koBz
The only possible escape is my bookshelf.207Please respect copyright.PENANAtJu3Nuq6wI
In books and movies I can be whoever I want to be207Please respect copyright.PENANA2i0CiBUwPA
Loved and that even by me.207Please respect copyright.PENANAydzCj1pO2u
207Please respect copyright.PENANAz7Inxs9jLj
If you want to know the real me207Please respect copyright.PENANA4xDgpn5fpW
You'll have to read my books, my texts.207Please respect copyright.PENANAkLCuV1SMuG
But be warned, I don't like myself207Please respect copyright.PENANAIVK0K4hMsk
So putting my mask on let's me be207Please respect copyright.PENANAEbe1VKkqux
Who I want everyone to see.207Please respect copyright.PENANAYra2PMLND3
207Please respect copyright.PENANAOSk1n9bdSi
Only few people get a glance beyond207Please respect copyright.PENANAa8KgoLIUBr
And of them I become really fond.207Please respect copyright.PENANA8q3xYuVNYg
They help me let go of my self hate207Please respect copyright.PENANABVwTmfoOCY
And bring me out of my hiding shade.207Please respect copyright.PENANAF6n4OoLIH9
But those few don't get the whole glance207Please respect copyright.PENANAYBvcJPKUwt
For no one will ever have that chance.207Please respect copyright.PENANAQCgN5Ed2lK
207Please respect copyright.PENANApOFJgkUvDH
In my room I let lose of all emotion207Please respect copyright.PENANA295Ozkq9fB
Hidden in the shallow of an ocean,207Please respect copyright.PENANAzsNaTPJZZz
Locked deep inside my heart207Please respect copyright.PENANAea3dvvp5G4
For it's the most protected part.207Please respect copyright.PENANAX1YmD1UDh6
207Please respect copyright.PENANAbV74gOhdKo
Only love is the opening key207Please respect copyright.PENANAV2eSD6wsSQ
And that's gained without a fee.207Please respect copyright.PENANAl7T4MY2wD7
For I want that person to see207Please respect copyright.PENANAsxAwRmD9RY
The whole, true me.207Please respect copyright.PENANArfoGRn1FEa
207Please respect copyright.PENANANXE2YyMtxB
Being able to laugh and cry207Please respect copyright.PENANAC7NTYawx0z
Without him asking why207Please respect copyright.PENANA0QrWgreZIf
Only showing adoration and affection207Please respect copyright.PENANAyxtiflmQtP
And giving me the right amount of attention. 207Please respect copyright.PENANAftETqXqY0h
207Please respect copyright.PENANAM6vndGC2IL
So I can one day leave my mask behind207Please respect copyright.PENANAptAwz81cXY
And show the whole my true self207Please respect copyright.PENANAQX3iFev2Rl
Without hiding behind words and shade207Please respect copyright.PENANALNGpZ7lNks
And finally accepting me for being myself.
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