Mask

I take a stroll through the past.
Just to find my old mask.
A mask I wore for far too long.
A lie that sang a happy song.
A song of life without any pain.
A song that hid my lack of gain.
The mask that I love.
The mask that's never enough.
The mask that takes it all away.
The mask where problems are astray.
This mask that brings me joy.
This mask, my greatest toy.
This mask brought happiness.
But honestly was it just a glimpse?
Now I question once again,
Did I really win?
I feel the mask growing closer,
I feel myself crawling towards her.
I feel it all coming back,
I feel the mask's attack.
I begin to fall for illusion,
I realize it's just a delusion.
Yet I still want my mask,
Holy shit What a task!
Is this war ever lasting?
Is there no final passage?
Will I battle til I die?
Til I reach the gates up high?
Reality sets back in.
And life begins to spin.
I almost fell for its trap.
I must remain unmasked.