The Mask
by Leighton Miles
www.leightonmiles.com

there was nothing in the world
that could change what happened that night
as the thunder rolled in the dark
a shadow kept out of sight

he was nothing more it seemed
than a man with a mission from God
but as he drew near you could tell
something more had brought him this far

Who is the man behind the mask
When all others have gone away?
And what will he do in the end
When death will come take him away?

did he know he would be this way
good and evil both taking their turn
can he remember the child he was
and the things he should never have learned

eyes that once held a warmth and love
had seen evil things of their own
hands that clasped in a daily prayer
were now hard from a heart of stone

there was nothing in the world
that could change what happened tonight
as he left for the hundredth time
his soul was sacrificed