embies' asarian etc. poetry archives minimally spoilered poetry
Masks
(c) 1996 naiomi dunbar
oh, i've got plenty
every occassion covered
literally.
they cover
they hide the pain
the anger
the shame
the worthlessness
they cover what people don't want to see
but if you look close
i dare you to try
but please don't
you will see the cracks
the cracks reveal what i cannot
look hard
i need you to
but cannot bear you to see
the ugly core that is
me
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