Persona

My persona keeps me safe  
I hide behind it to keep them safe  
The demons lurking below just out of reach    
My persona is joyful and social    
But in reality I’m scared and out of reach    
I don’t let anyone see the pain hurt and shame    
My persona it has some cracks  
The darkness seeping through showing the shame      
I try to cover them up hoping no one will see  
My persona keeps me safe  
Not letting anyone hurt me like before    
I try and ignore the voices put them in there place    
My persona will one day fail    
Letting out the darkness lifting the vail  
Everyone will see the shadow  I kept in its place