The mask we wear
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Last published Sun, Oct 6, 2024
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
by
Paul Lawrence Durban
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