The Actor Sometimes Tm glad I'm an actor So I can hide the way I feel. Sometimes Tm glad I can fake it So I never have to be real. You'll never
know how I'm
You'll never see
feeling
me cry.
You'll never be able to detect
it.
When I'm telling you a lie. You'll never have to share
my hurt
You'll never really know me. You'll never reach deep down inside,
and
set
my feelings free.
Yes, sometimes I'm glad I'm an actor
can hide the way I feel. sometimes when I'm really hurting wish I could be real.
So
I
Yet, I
-Lori Pettibone
Waves Waves crashed
against the shore.
Lightning flashed across the sky. Wind blew strong
through the trees as
we sat by the lake's
shore.
We talked of joy and love, pain and
loss.
We dropped our masks. Unafraid, our true selves to show. But too soon
came time
for leaving.
We replaced our masks, would not see and went home. But I still hear the waves and feel the wind on my face. so others
—John Lamb