There are two sides to every person

The TRUE side,

and the fabricated side.

Life is like a masquerade;
everyone wears a mask
some fancier than others
some elaborate and decorative
some cheap, with clear transparency holding it together
but the real life of the party,
is the unfortunate fool who forgets his mask.

A side never seen
and hardly fitting to the occasion.
The elite of the party will often feel generous with their surplus of masks,
and will offer the man his fair selection.
But the man will surely refuse.
He was never asked to be invited to the masquerade.

Any other man would take his mask and enjoy the party.
But why play the game
when the pieces go back in the board?
Some would refuse the mask and stay,
bearing their true face.
But a true man,
would leave its presence.