Person behind the mask

There is a man that works at a circus and makes people laugh

but all that happy act is like a rough draft

with so many errors and mistakes

and behind the mask so much pain and heartache

when its time to go home and be the person behind the mask

he realizes its not an easy task

he got so use to being the clown

he forgot who he was deep down

so he drew the mask back on

he was the clown again till the day was done

and that was his life now

he was no longer him he was the clown

the clown that was happy and could do no wrong

but that ended one day the real him inside could no longer be strong

tears kept flowing down his face

no matter if he painted over it, the tears could not be erased

because the tears smeared the mask away

he had to find his real identity that day.