Masks

A murderer wears a mask 
But why ? 
Does the victim ask ? 
They'll never be able to recall their faces 
Impossible if the neck is in laces 
Are they hiding from themselves? 
Do they not want recognition? 
Or is it the final crossover 
To no inhibition? 
Hiding the humanity
From the victim and themselves
They cover who they are and justify the action 
Unwittingly unaware of their own entrapment 

An adulterer will wear a mask 
Dead to you 
With them in flash 
They said goodbye in robes 
Keenly waiting 
To varnish their toes 
Using their mask of being single 
Anticipating the meet  
Starting to tingle 
They will gamble with you but they will bet on them 
Then come back 
Acting all mother hen 
A mask for you and a mask for the lover
Feeding the illusion
You don't know one another
Their excuse "it's just a distraction"
They cover who they are and justify the action 
Unwittingly unaware of their own entrapment

An addict dons a mask 
Their ultimate task 
Hiding their disease 
Too hurt to love 
Too burnt out to give 
Escaping is the art 
Dying each day attempting to live 
They'll say hello 
I do you love so 
That money in your pocket just has to go 
Changing the mask 
From the one you used to know 
The illusion has them 
Scared to self show 
So they'll cover who they are 
Desperate to justify any action 
Unwittingly unaware of their own entrapment

A child is born with no mask 
All with future 
With no past 
They pick up bits and pieces
Onwards as they grow 
Learning what to keep 
Filtering what to show
Who to hide from and who to survive with 
The insidious need 
For a mask in-between
Cultivated behind smoke 
Never to be seen 

An adult needs a mask 
It's afraid of itself 
You'd better not ask 
All in a illusion of keeping on par 
Covering up who they really are 
A justifiable reaction ? 
Unwittingly unaware 
It's their own entrapment