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Many Masks
October 6, 2021
Many masks
thats all I see
I am one of the many
who is a mask wearer
I put on the many masks
to blend in
to stand out
but never to be myself
for that would be dangerous
a sin for the maskless
I want to be free
yet I always wear a mask
not just one
or two
or three
but more than 50
that is my story
and my safety
you will never see me
who I truly am
for I have a mask
and I hide behind it
away from all who
might hurt me
this is my story of being a
masked person
imposter
wanderer
doppelganger
I am only a mask of many other
masked wanderers
© Andrea M., Waynesboro, VA
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I wrote this poem to describe my own experiances and those of other teens out there with the feeling of hiding behind a mask. I shout out the message be free and rip off the mask. I wish I had sooner and now that I have, I invite others to get rid of their masks' and finally breathe.