Larvatus Prodeo (Masked, I advance)
Every morning we wake up and turn to our night stands
We see a mask lying there and put it on
Maybe it's a different one, maybe it's the same but either way
We put on our masks and say "Masked, I advance"
Sometimes we even forget to take our masks off at night
So we end up with layers and layers of masks until
One day we start to rip them off but don't know when to stop
Because we don't remember if the next face is ours
Or just another mask
We cover ourselves up everyday
So as not to offend, disappoint, or embarrass
Right now I am ripping off a mask so I can say
I am guilty of this, I too wear layers and layers of masks
But what would happen if I woke up one morning
And left my mask on the nightstand
Then got in the shower and washed off all of my other masks
What would the world see
Would they see all the ugliness, the depression, the insecurity
Would they accept me for who I really am
Maybe I need to stop hiding and worrying about what everyone thinks
Maybe I need to finally engrave it in my brain that
NO ONE GIVES A DAMN IF YOU'RE PERFECT OR NOT
I want to wake up one day and look at myself in the mirror and say
Unmasked, I advance