The Man with the White Mask
The Man with the White MaskA mask is what he wore
A white mask with a single black tear
Who was he? No one knew
Was he a phantom?
He remained in the shadows, didn't he?
Was he human?
No, he had no heart
All humans have a heart
All humans have feelings
What did he feel?
Anguish, Solitude, Sorrow, Guilt
Guilt?
What did he do?
Why would he feel guilty?
Why would he feel any of these things?
He's not...he's not
...human.
You question if I am a phantom?
You question if I am a human?
I couldn't answer that if I wanted to
I, too, do not know the answers
But what do I feel?
You guessed most of it correctly, but what else? What else is there?
I want to know myself too
What does it mean to know oneself?
Are you human?
Possibly
So where does that leave me?
Do you want to know why I feel the way I do?
One word
Love.
Love?
Why would love make a man feel this way?
Love is...
You're sad are you not?
You're angry are you not?
You're guilty...are you not?
You blame love for what you feel
Love is beautiful, happy, majestic
It is no mistake
If it is, it's a happy mistake
Love is serene
Serene...have you ever felt serene?
That is what love feels like to you
We are different
We've experienced love differently
Love has treated us differently
It was your friend, now it is my enemy
You love love and the idea of it
I hate love and the idea of it
Was it always this way?
No
But that is how it is now
There's nothing you can do about it
There's nothing I can do about it
Love is no longer a serene notion for me
Love is like poison
Poison that stays within my throat
Burning it
Forever and ever
You haven't experienced it
Your love is fake love
And so was mine.
You're wrong
I sympathize with you
It must be hard
You're alone now I assume
Don't be alone anymore
Let me take care of you
Let me show you what love is
I promise-
Promises. Ha, what a joke
You love me?
I'd rather die than to have my heart ripped from my chest
You say all humans have a heart?
I don't have one
You say all humans have feelings?
I only have bad feelings
So what am I?
A human with feelings and no heart
I guess you could say I'm stuck then
Stuck where?
Hell maybe...I don't know anymore.
Don't you see?
I am here to bring you out of this hell
I cannot grant you entrance into heaven
But I can get close enough
I will do anything I can
Just to make you happy
Will you let me?
Or will you stay holed up in that hell you speak of?
A stranger to a stranger
Wants to make who happy?
Why me?
Why am I your next victim?
I don't want you to try
Just let me suffer
Why must you care?
You have no reason to.
I don't want you to.
You're confused
You don't mean that
You'll never know unless you try again
Please
Don't you want to be happy again?
Don't you want to know what happiness feels like?
...I'm sorry, I can't.
Why not?
I want to help
I want to get to know you
What should I call you?
Do you have a name?
I don't have a name...
Well...V
Call me V.
V...V...
Okay, V
I'll come back and make you talk to me
Until then...
Hmph
He won't return
They never do
With or without this mask
I'm still a monster to the people...
...not human.
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