Beneath the Mask

A Poem Inspired by the Song


I'm a shapeshifter

Whatever you need me to be

Leader,

Friend,

What else should I be?

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I'm a shapeshifter

Never lingering

I can be many things

But never truly one.

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I'm a shapeshifter

There's nothing for you to find,

Only a sad truth,

I can only be

What you want to see.

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I'm a shapeshifter,

Just a calm facade

To an empty soul.

If you take off my mask

You won't like what you see.

I'm just an empty shell

Chained to a fate not meant for me.

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I'm just a shapeshifter,

I have no face to show

Please don't take off my mask

Revealing me.


Disclaimer: This poem uses serval lines from the song Beneath the Mask and is based on the concept behind it. Please check out the song if you haven't heard it, or aren't sure which one it is!

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Author's Note

That song's lyrics are super deep. It really discusses how the protagonist in Persona 5 is a blank slate and can wear any "mask." It also goes into how he feels like an "empty glass" and how he "needs the mask." I probably listened to the song 100 times just so I could analyze the true meaning behind the lyrics. Good news is I found a great cover by Dodger (one of my favorite twitch streamers) just search on youtube "Persona 5 Dodger" and it should pop up! Please let me know what you think of the poems so far, and feel free to recommend characters/themes to write about!