Through a youth program, I mentored a young boy who was classified as someone with "severe" anger issues. Through a series of meetings and engaging activities, he admitted he hated and loved his recently incarcerated father. He hated him for the abuse but loved him for the small amounts of good he saw. He was conflicted. He came around to identify that it was sadness he felt. The perspective of the mask of anger being used to protect fears and sadness sparked an inner conversation within myself, which inspired this story, especially in terms of mental health.