A Mask of Emotion

 I walk through this maze
in a bitter haze
is this the end of days?
I am an identity of theft
the way out is completely bereft
should i take a right or a left?
feeling like a child's pop-up book
a paper-like city, mistook
for sanity, so take another look
I put on my mask of emotion
and show my true devotion
to all this commotion

I fall into a fast sleep
and feel this disease creep
inside my head so deep
disguising this crazy dream
I feel like I might scream!
all part of its grand scheme
to bend me and shape me
to mold me and break me
can't I ever be free?
shaping my memories of the past
and feeling like an outcast
being creatively harassed

so I hide myself inside
and let these emotions collide
with my bitter pride
but to reveal my little secret
one you might misinterpret
and might already know it
i want to let myself go
open myself up and show
you the real Jane Doe
and walk on this familiar road
with no more secret code
and allow me to unload

so just open your eyes
and watch me arise
here's my surprise!