Day after day

I keep hiding my thoughts

Hiding my weakness

Hiding myself

Why is it so hard to breathe

In times of high prized liberty?

No faults, no weakness, no empathy

Be brave, be strong, no tears to see

Tell me who I am

Tell me who you want me to be

I will wear the mask

That you create for me

Society

Seems to be

This prison inside of me

We keep telling ourselves we are free

To choose who we want to be

While there is more to identity

Than we admit to see

It's all about conformity

Black and white, no colors in between

A solvable puzzle for all to read

Unfit pieces buried beneath

Tell me who I am

Tell me who you want me to be

I will wear the mask

That you create for me

Society

Does not need to be

This prison inside of me