Masked in Blood

Tonight’s the night

Static in my chest

Smile stitched on

Knife held steady

Morning light on stainless steel

Coffee stains, a perfect kill

Everyone believes the act

I learned to fake, I learned to feel

Latex hands, the code survives

Cut the truth down to the bone

I only take what deserves to die

Justice carved when I’m alone

Plastic wrap, don’t look away

Say your sins out loud

Say my name

Heartbeat locked

Ritual begins

I don’t pray

I cleanse

I wear the mask so well

You never see it slip

Born in blood, baptized in red

I am the thing I keep

I wear the mask so well

Smile sewn to skin

If this is wrong, then let it burn

I won’t feel it sink in

Slides in rows, behind the glass

Life reduced to aftermath

Code intact, I don’t react

I just finish broken paths

Borrowed love, a fading mask

Every lie I reenact

Touch the void, it touches back

I catalog the final act

No witnesses

No regret

Dark passenger

In my head

Count the breaths

Count to ten

Wrap the truth

End it then

BORN IN BLOOD

CUT IT CLEAN

SAY IT LOUD

WHAT YOU’VE BEEN

TABLE.

TAPE.

CONFESS.

I.

FEEL.

NOTHING.

I wear the mask so well

You never hear me scream

Every monster thinks he’s right

When justice bleeds

I wear the mask so well

No soul to save

If this is all I’ll ever be

Then dig the grave

Rinse the blade

Reset the room

Tomorrow

I’ll be just like you

Signal clean

No one knows

Tonight’s the night

And then I go