Behind the Mask

I always wear a joker's mask

I always smile wide

Some would be surprised to find

That's not who I am inside

Really I like silence

Being alone with just myself

No one there to bug me

Just me and no one else

My life is full of hardship

Everyone thinks I'm fine

But really I'm effected more

By the passing of time

Everyone I love has died

Everyone is gone

Sometimes I think of going too

But that would just be wrong

If I think about it though

It's really not that bad

All the other sins I've committed

And leaving wouldn't leave anyone sad

Life is just a trial

Death is just a choice

I've made my decision

I've found my true voice

Now I sit here staring

At the gleaming, bloodstained knife

My blood flows from my wrist

And with it flows my life.

Duo Maxwell