Hiding Behind the Mask

You are taken in by the expressions
of knowledge, wisdom and understanding.
You see only the outside,
his mask, meticulously kept in place,
deceiving all who fail to look closer
and discover that what is on the outside
is a lie.

He desires to be a part of this ‘exclusive group’.
He longs to be one of us and go where we are going.
He knows we are destined for Heaven
and things if he is with us
God will not see him hiding among us as He gathers in His faithful
and he will make it through the Pearly Gates.

He does not understand,
no one has explained the Truth and he is afraid to ask.
He has claimed knowledge,
feigned wisdom,
forged understanding
with such skill that all have been deceived
to his peril.

He walks among us,
hidden behind his mask of knowledge,
mistakenly believing his own lies,
not knowing e is doomed to damnation
because he doesn’t understand,
because no one has explained,
because he hasn’t asked.

Look past the obvious,
look into his eyes and see the turmoil within,
see his confusion and calm his inner storms.
Speak to him of truth
and make his understanding a reality.
Destroy the mask
and save him from his lies.