Facade

"Masquerade! Paper faces on parade. Masquerade. Hide your face so the world will never find you." -The Phantom of the Opera

Masks. Used to disguise oneself from another. For Halloween it is a fun, but what about real life? 

We pass so many people every day not really thinking about how they feel. We are more focused on our friends and our own lives. But, what about those that we know? Are they wearing a mask? Do they put on a smile, when in reality they have ripped out their heart and hidden it in a dusty old shoe-box so they won't get hurt again? They say their fine and that their day was good, but was it?  

Are there people around us who are putting on a mask to impress others? To fit in? Are they wearing a mask because they are afraid? Do they switch masks when they are with different people?

How do we know that they aren't wearing a mask? That they aren't disguising their feelings? Then again, what about ourselves? Are we wearing a mask? Are we not being ourselves to fit in with society or impress someone else? 

NO LONGER! It's time. Take off the mask. Untie the string. Maybe you need a Christine to rip it off for you. It doesn't matter how you get it off. just get it off!

BE YOU. The real you is more important than the facade.