Different name,different face, Different version,different place. I could say what I never dared When nobody knew I was there. I built a life behind a screen, Sharper than I'd ever been. Funny,brave,and hard to shake, Everything I couldn't fake. No one saw me hesitate, No one knew the nights ran late. I could leave before they knew How much of me was never true. A username became a shelter, Then the shelter became a wall. I forgot the point was hiding Just long enough to heal at all. Behind the username,you still breathe. Behind the mask,you still believe. You made a ghost to keep you safe, But ghosts were never meant to stay. Come back slowly,keep your pace. You don't owe the world your face. But don't forget the one you hide. The real you is still inside. I had friends who knew my stories, But they never knew my name. They knew every midnight secret, Still I kept myself away. I could vanish with one button, Change the picture,change the tone. Strange to have a hundred contacts And still feel completely alone. The mask was useful when you needed Somewhere quiet to survive. But a shelter isn't freedom If you never step outside. Behind the username,you still breathe. Behind the mask,you still believe. You made a ghost to keep you safe, But ghosts were never meant to stay. Come back slowly,keep your pace. You don't owe the world your face. But don't forget the one you hide. The real you is still inside. Maybe I don't delete the account. Maybe I don't throw it all away. Maybe I just stop pretending It's the only place I'm safe. One message with my real name. One picture I don't replace. One person meeting who I am Without another borrowed face. Behind the username,you are real. Behind the silence,you still feel. Keep what helped you through the dark, But don't confuse the shield with heart. Choose your people,choose your pace. Let somebody know your face. You don't have to disappear To deserve to feel safe here. Different name. Same heartbeat. This time, I don't log out of myself.
