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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
) P8 S, K0 K% z4 Z4 E: YWe wear the mask that grins and lies,
1 a5 r) ]; I) M! F n: kIt hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—$ B; R, ]1 ^: V" ^0 i& R
This debt we pay to human guile;: V4 X' t8 V& i7 P: n1 Z
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,8 l( X; t! U/ e4 D6 i6 k+ o0 k
And mouth with myriad subtleties.4 j' @7 f0 U* V3 M2 M2 _
# L2 S9 I+ Y# p z3 ?/ I5 jWhy should the world be over-wise,. T- H. Y. f' ]* ~; Q1 s/ J" x& g
In counting all our tears and sighs?
, ?6 e8 V$ V& VNay, let them only see us, while
/ H: T; G$ I" Q8 I: d9 C We wear the mask.
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We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
1 S$ ^0 O+ l) x$ W, W3 {To thee from tortured souls arise.
* G8 i1 D b7 r. wWe sing, but oh the clay is vile
/ Q8 c9 P o- ]6 C5 QBeneath our feet, and long the mile;
2 H- A. H6 c7 q8 tBut let the world dream otherwise,# _- ^2 v- k2 H# ?3 ]" M9 q
We wear the mask! |
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