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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR1 S2 U9 P( l2 x- Q" |, }
We wear the mask that grins and lies," {9 T. ~* B& d6 ~4 }
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—% N Z+ [/ @ z1 B
This debt we pay to human guile;
) Y/ k1 O. {& V5 QWith torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
. b& m# S% N, A! EAnd mouth with myriad subtleties.
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Why should the world be over-wise,
; c A8 d, |! E0 [2 Q! M% u* yIn counting all our tears and sighs?
. @, O) ]9 k8 c- s) H5 |. nNay, let them only see us, while" g- ^' Y2 e9 T0 R& j( N
We wear the mask.2 b( l, L' ^, Z) r
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We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
; {# e7 C+ E" [7 g6 I( Y) y7 }To thee from tortured souls arise.9 c1 J) k5 M; k/ y2 R8 X
We sing, but oh the clay is vile, I. p4 |, S8 ^5 [& E" P+ Y
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
% S2 N P( b! W2 {But let the world dream otherwise,
: y, V: f3 N! c j* Y m1 X9 ~. } We wear the mask! |
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