We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift,
A friend is someone
Sometimes you have to push yourself just to get out of bed.
You stay up 'til 2 am just wi
You are my sunshine.
You are my shining star.
Everything I'm not,
You are
She tells him she loves him when she doesn't care,
all along she plays this game unfairly
Breathe in the fresh air,
Put your mind at ease.
Let down your hair,
Let
Remember when we first did meet,
our hearts rejoiced and skipped a beat.
Remember
Love how you always understand
I love it when you hold my hand
I love it when you
My One, My Only, My Everything
For so long, I wished for the day.
The day that our love would find its way.
From
Childhood friends? I hope we still are.
Years have put space between us and now you seem
I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows.
I am who I am, from my head to my toes.
