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We Wear the Mask (Poem)

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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
# Q+ I' \0 i7 j, C8 T! LWe wear the mask that grins and lies,0 Z, G2 K+ p. Y! F* C
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
; K2 e& S5 [+ S' aThis debt we pay to human guile;; Q/ ^+ E, {3 c, U# J
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
3 ~9 u3 P; w( |1 U6 M) EAnd mouth with myriad subtleties.  h+ ?1 w- h# ^3 O( ?1 }

$ Y  Y" _0 r  e4 d9 ~! ^2 iWhy should the world be over-wise,5 d$ h- K1 H: ?* A5 R) Z
In counting all our tears and sighs?3 E) t2 w+ B- U5 E5 U
Nay, let them only see us, while' C9 k* }( H) Q5 o* |$ [
       We wear the mask.
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We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries( Q+ P# y. Z# W1 O
To thee from tortured souls arise.
# S" \: u/ m8 B6 j( XWe sing, but oh the clay is vile) \. u- \& f& u- j, q8 L
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;: e, i3 ^5 H* T" D. {5 U
But let the world dream otherwise,  n7 I" ]9 J% Q3 W
       We wear the mask!
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