Life

Everyone wears a mask
A shield to protect our inner frailties
Hide them from the world
Hide them from ourselves
Fear of rejection hinders progress
To be different is to be noticed
To be noticed is to be judged
The risk is always there
Holding us back
So we show another face to the world
A distorted reflection of the truth that lies beneath
Life is but a game
There are no rules
Except those in our mind
Our pre-conceptions of acceptable behaviour
Inhibiting our deepest desires
The ones we are most afraid to act upon
Fear holds us back
Erecting a wall of privacy
Designed to hide our most naked thoughts
People don`t say what they think
They say what you want them to say
The truth is a lie
A cheap facade
Designed by a decadent society
It all comes down to perception
Our perception of acceptable conduct
Of others
Of ourselves
Our perception of good and bad
Right and wrong
This dictates the lives we lead
Constraining even the most basic impulses
Acceptable is just an idea
Something created by man
And just like rules
Acceptable is only in our minds
Freedom of choice is the only real thing in life
Freedom to believe in what you want
No one can take that away from you
Don`t let them