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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR; {! d, e/ h3 b3 x) e
We wear the mask that grins and lies,1 ?7 ?$ U$ ~3 [# X. b
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
4 G" W2 x& ^9 f5 N* [This debt we pay to human guile;
8 }/ o2 [) j1 {! d2 tWith torn and bleeding hearts we smile,) M# P# e) ]( Z0 I, w; I' @, F0 l
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
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Why should the world be over-wise,
) G; @3 w4 K& `4 z8 R- VIn counting all our tears and sighs? y1 {) M S! y/ Q2 r9 u( B
Nay, let them only see us, while% o! e! y- [3 l: ]3 d
We wear the mask./ h- _% A1 ^& M( i t
/ \" Y/ b" v+ `, w& L9 y5 iWe smile, but, O great Christ, our cries2 b' X' ^/ h$ r
To thee from tortured souls arise.
6 D6 n4 m/ w) T3 j# ?* mWe sing, but oh the clay is vile8 W" e$ V5 f5 E9 ?% G! Z1 @+ \
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
& f* e* t2 ~* B4 [& TBut let the world dream otherwise,- @2 v+ J) v5 J: H: i1 e
We wear the mask! |
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