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BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR, o! y, j( M) x; J) c: r: t1 v1 k" z: I- ^
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
' f& \) M& L& P' s9 V, U' QIt hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—0 H: ^2 t1 H; ^' R" l- D6 a8 X& ^
This debt we pay to human guile;5 t9 t' U. ]7 j a1 h/ H
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
/ r3 X9 s" t5 JAnd mouth with myriad subtleties.
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+ Y& T" ?# e/ IWhy should the world be over-wise,0 k7 y$ _- R* G) S/ ?& A5 y
In counting all our tears and sighs?4 B# D" z1 y7 j& a! G
Nay, let them only see us, while5 c% _4 J' P: _7 b+ s" m7 ], C' h7 N. {; O
We wear the mask.- \ c7 v j4 P, o
" v8 v# f' J5 T: {We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
' u5 f% r; _" k2 zTo thee from tortured souls arise.
4 E5 N/ b* W' p' DWe sing, but oh the clay is vile+ }+ n$ k: w( s. h/ m" O% J
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
y: x+ w2 p; s, {But let the world dream otherwise,. T2 O: x N. e p+ o* k
We wear the mask! |
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