Masks We Wear, Children We Hide

 

You grew up in silence, your feelings suppressed,

No room to be heard, no way to express.

Your mask slowly formed, yourself to protect,

Then loneliness grew as you failed to connect.

 

Choose courage, choose courage, step into the light,

You’ll be loving yourself when you others invite.

For now’s far less scary than that little child’s fear,

Choosing courage to ask, you’ll find others are near.

 

You carry that weight with your eyes blurred by haze,

Reliving your child’s frights while that world’s past away.

That old unsafe feeling has your mind deeply duped,

Your world has a-changed, catch up with the scoop!

 

A friend somewhere waits to hear what you feel,

Just say "I've been hiding, I want to be real.

"I'm not asking you to fix what I carry inside,

“I’ll do some a-sharing— It’s been tiring to hide."

 

Choose courage, choose courage, step into the light,

You’ll be loving yourself when you others invite.

For now’s far less scary than that little child’s fear,

Choosing courage to ask, you’ll find others are near.

 

The fear’s feeling heavy, like a rock, like a wall,

Breathe into that fear and give it your all.

"Oh God, I'm so scared!" — let those feelings flow free,

Then open your mouth, share those words about thee.

 

You might be surprised what you hear when you share,

A hand reaching toward you, a soul saying "I care."

The mask that you've worn could be only one face,

They may love you more when it’s been replaced.

 

Inside lives your child who is frightened and small,

Don't push her away or she'll never stand tall.

Hold her with kindness, be the mother she needs,

Forever together, hand in hand you’ll proceed.

 

Choose courage, choose courage, step into the light,

You’ll be loving yourself when you others invite.

For now’s far less scary than that little child’s fear,

Choosing courage to ask, you’ll find others are near.