when the mask drops

not thinking, he stops, his pain shows through,
he jerks, and his brilliant facade comes to,
one split-second and he regains his cool
and then i look away...

this is where you falter, feel
this is when it all returns to real,
this is where your acting stops,
here there are no set, no props,
this is how i see you:
i see you as your mask drops