Masks

Oh, dear,

Must you go to bed so soon?

Well, goodnight,

but I wish you wouldn't leave.

Perhaps if we stayed up long enough,

I'd find a way to tell you 

everything that's on my mind.

Perhaps everything would look better then -

then again, everything may look a good deal worse.

Oh well, it's worth the risk, isn't it? - maybe I will tell you after all.

But - we wear our masks for a reason, 

don't we?

And I worked so hard to make mine,

It seems a shame to throw it away.

It's such a pretty mask.

Maybe, if I take it off, you won't love me anymore.

Oh, I don't think I could bear that.

Why don't you take yours off, first?

Yes, do!

Then maybe I could summon up the courage to -

oh - 

but, of course, you've already gone to sleep.

Oh, I wish you hadn't gone away.

I've so much left to say to you.

Oh, well, perhaps another time.

Goodnight, and I hope you have
lovely dreams.