What has this world done to us?

You know you are pretending
And I know that too.
But we pretend to be genuine
Or maybe we are trying to

When is the mask going to come off?
You don’t want to remove yours
Neither I mine
But haven’t we ever wondered why?

Perhaps you are afraid
Of being betrayed
Of again going through
The pain that you just got over

The pain is still there
But now in your mind
Warning you to defend yourself
With your mask as your shield.

I see it, I know it,
I too have experienced it
But I don’t tell you a word,
Neither do I ask you a thing.

We both walk our ways
Knowing yet pretending not to.