The Man Behind the Mask
Disclaimer: I do not own Phantom of the Opera
The man behind the mask:
who is he really?
Many say he's a beast;
a creature so hideous
that no one could love him.
Ever.
A cruel dark monster
who murders for joy;
who finds joy in other's pain
A dark creature;
a creature who never sees the light of day.
The only light it sees are candles.
The man behind the mask:
who is he really?
He is not what many think.
He is not a monster, creature, or beast.
He is different.
A tortured soul;
he wants what he cannot have.
It makes him feel pain.
A hidden genius.
Day and night he writes his masterpieces
in his eerie lair lighted by candles.
A man who wishes for beauty.
Behind his mask lies something he wishes to change,
for it denies him what he wishes for most.
A soul who wishes for love;
something he has never been shown before,
not by the world, his love, even his mother.
The man behind the mask:
who is he really?
A soul tortured by what he cannot have.
He wishes for something the world has never shown him
making him cold to the world;
causing him to create the music of the night.
That is the man behind the mask.
