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Feb 2020
Wear your silly masks, make sure they are strapped
You wouldn't want them to fall off now
Cause no one wants the know the real you
Right?  
Who wants to bear our burdens
Hear the deepest of our anxieties and fears
Walk a mile in our painful shoes
And be held responsible for support
Best to keep on our masks and smile
Show everyone the light they want to see
Dance like puppets
Sing like sparrows
Bow and scrape
Curtsy and be pretty
But in our falsehoods, we are bearing darkness
In true friendships, we are bringing light
Let the mask slip from your face
To reveal freckles and scars
Different colored eyes filled with warmth
Surround yourself in light
Let the darkness of your masks fall off
Surround yourself in friendship
Always
I wasn't originally going to share this work.  It's less of a poem and more of an incomplete poetic rambling.  I've sat and stared at this for hours wondering how to change it.  It just never seems to make any more or less sense than it does in this imperfect form.  Just be real with each other and stop hiding behind your masks.  Much love.
Michael Stefan
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Michael Stefan  37/M/Minneapolis
(37/M/Minneapolis)   
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