POEM — The Mask

Snugness

Indenting her skin,

Compressing flesh

Into folds

Upon themselves

Turning her into something else, entirely

But once she learned

About truth, and realization

– Of self

That mask dropped;

And fell by the

Wayside

Lying — for now,

Long

Forgotten.

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Carly Zee is a writer and poet who pushes many boundaries and truths. Carly can be found at https://carlyzee.wordpress.com/