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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR4 ~; |7 b5 C5 i' A
We wear the mask that grins and lies,9 X2 b- `, V' J) }& E* h; m
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
, f5 e, b9 J+ YThis debt we pay to human guile;. [% M+ S/ C0 ^% n. r
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
: v7 }0 ^" J! E' N3 l' l) @3 OAnd mouth with myriad subtleties.
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. X5 q( ^; R( a# u$ R" NWhy should the world be over-wise,9 s6 ]$ L* C1 E4 {3 l& y2 s
In counting all our tears and sighs?
2 c/ D U- l4 @% @$ L' O. ZNay, let them only see us, while
8 D' v: M6 c1 E0 G" \ We wear the mask.
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" ^3 S% L* R( {We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
1 r$ c3 I" Y, C( \) c5 aTo thee from tortured souls arise.
9 Y# D& O+ n0 g" s7 ]! EWe sing, but oh the clay is vile' O( y) c$ p0 p' F- H% f
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;3 ?7 B5 [( i) C+ d% O3 N8 s/ B- J
But let the world dream otherwise,! {: U; U6 i- T+ I
We wear the mask! |
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