Ugly

Ugly

Shades of red

They drown my hands

And swirl in my head

I can’t escape my wounded words

So I sit on my midnight rock

It’s been here since before I could talk

It’s my friend and second wife

I act like a man

But know I am not

Who am I?

I act like a lot
But am so small
The mask grips my lips
Tells me what to say
And I try to simply convey
What it says to me

But I’m just an actor,

trying to seem true
Can’t peel of my mask
It stays on till two

Do I look true?

To someone like you?

Do my eyes

Mirror yours? Does my plight
Harm that heart
You carry deep inside?