It was like we were actors
Playing the part
That we had always hoped to be cast
Enjoying the display
The reciting of lines
And gestures so grand
A performance of parts
One so badly wants to play
Yet underneath it all
A mutual acknowledgment
That the masks we wore
Hid our fragile vulnerability
And deeper cores that we dare not show
Oh, how much easier it is to act!
Than face the truth of who we are
And accept the stage we play on
Is no real stage
But the hidden surface of earth’s reality