Everytime I see you
You have this covering
Like how paint covers the canvous
I try and try
But for some reason
Your paint won't come off
It's like a mask
That you hide behind
So that no one
Could hurt you anymore
Could know the real you
This covering is thick
To even chip away at
But everytime someone almost
Gets to the real you
You cover back up
Even thicker than before
When are you going
To shed this mask of yours?
When am I going to see
The real, uncovered you?