I have built a mask
it has been carefully constructed over time
it has been lovingly fashioned and molded
to portray a self that could be me
it is there for all to see
and it is how you see me
but it is a mask
and behind it I hide
I withdraw
becoming invisible
and this suits me
I feel safe
you can not see me
and that is how I like it
free from your staring eyes
that would see my vulnerability
my wounding
my fear
see my ugliness
my anger and my shame
You are getting too close
cracks in my mask are appearing
the mask is slipping
and you see glimpses of me
and now exposed
I no longer know who I am
(c) Cara October 2007
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