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I am Masked

February 9, 2009
By fiveinside GOLD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
fiveinside GOLD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
14 articles 2 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit if there are footprints on the moon." ~unknown


I am
Masked
My mask?
A foundation of
Suppressed personality
Dusted with the glitter
Of name-brand clothes
Covered with the sequins
Of 'cool' behavior
Its ribbon,
Conformation,
Holds it in place
Tightly
So it will never fall
So I will never be
Unmasked


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Elmairi GOLD said...
on Apr. 25 2009 at 11:26 pm
Elmairi GOLD, Durham, North Carolina
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and that mask is key to being accepted. why must it be so?