i want to change
i want to be someone else
than this who i’ve become
slowly sliding into me

i aim to climb
into the cockpit of a bird
that can fly higher than i
have ever hoped to see

but i am me
unfortunately
all things turn
around me
i am and will always be
me

here is the mask
i wear outside
when the weather calls
for the slightest bit of pride

here is the mask
i where when i’m real
i’ve grown up in costumes
don’t know how to feel for real