A Mask I Wear

 A Mask I Wear

We dawn this mask upon our face

Blue to pink, maybe green

We find designs to complete the look

Ways to endure a mask upon the face

Yet here I sit understanding dawning 

Did we not already wear a mask of our own?

Before this mask covered my face

I made a point of smiling large

I'd look to you, and to you

As you walked on by I'd smile and nod

Yet as large as that smile was

Did you not see the effort it took?

This mask of colors and designs

Is meant to help protect and support

We contribute to society 

Vowing to follow this new guideline

Yet I find my foundation is now mute

Did I not realize that my smile was healing?

I wear so many masks

The mask I wear for guidelines

The mask I wear for strength 

Then the mask of confidence 

Yet I find now as I hide behind a mask

I have discovered I struggle to pretend within. 

© 09/14/2020 Emma J. Willden