Shun
You hide your eyes and bow your head as you shun the world
You sit in a trance as you slowly comprehend the truth
You were used
You were a mask
You are a label
You are a symbol
You have been betrayed
You faintly smile as you remember when your heart was
Pure, free of bruises and scrapes
You only now realize how human nature works,
We all stamp out the weak embers
We all hit where it hurts the most
We all hide behind the strong,
For we are weak,
We just don't know it yet
You hide where the snow falls faster than it melts
As you try to hide the glaring fact
For however much you hate it,
For however much you trash it,
For however much you deny it,
You are weak,
Just like the rest of us
You fell for the empty promise
Of glory
Of fame
Of fortune
Of salvation
So now you run,
Try to escape,
Try to piece back what
Was never a whole
To begin with.
Now you stand
Alone,
Your heart frozen over
Forever
Yet still
You hide behind a mask of ideals,
When the truth
Is just before you
And your ignorance stands
Just as tall
You hide your eyes and bow your head as the world shuns you.