white masks and dark paint covering their faces

bright clothing and costumes hiding their bodies

loud howls and deep laughter shadowing their voices

silence and facades blocking their inner beings

quiet and peaceful they keep to themselves

calm and relaxed they avoid all evil

wise and convincing they help find inner strengths

reserved and collective they aren't afraid of being their own

people think they are loners, crazed

people think that they are evil, spooky

people think that they should become one with society

people can't seem to deal with the fact they are their own

those masked people, aren't really masked

those hidden people aren't really hiding

they are their own, creative and original

they are not afraid to stand out, even alone

these hidden masked people are actually only one

those people are the fascist, racist, sexist world

that hidden masked person is breaking free

you see, that hidden masked person is really only me

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