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Behind The Mask
June 2, 2012
I smile to hide the hurt,
I smile to hide the pain.
I pretend that I am happy,
I pretend to give a damn.
I hide behind a mask,
and I do it very well.
An icon of self-indulgence,
the bringer of my own pain.
A chameleon to the fullest extent,
why bother having my own name.
I fool the world, I fool myself.
Have I no shame?!
Without the mask, where would I hide?
I'm lost in my own lie.
© Emily L., Redmond, OR
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