I am the mask

you're forced to wear

I am growing into you

I will become a part of you

you cannot do without me

I am your very existence

your future

 

I am a growth

that will not go away

from ear to ear

I cover you

I blight your smile

I eliminate your identity

 

I am

the black stain

that will not go away

a blot that won't fade

a stigma on

your lives

 

for years

I will stay present

for you

I will not leave

forget the time

I was not here

forego what

used to be.