Posted by Bartholomew on December 29, 2000 at 18:27:25:
In Reply to: paul laurence dunbar we wear the mask posted by dean on December 29, 2000 at 17:01:44:
: we wear the mask that grins and lies,it hides our cheeks it shades our eyes-this debt we pay to human guile;with torn and bleeding hearts we smile,and mouth with myriad subtleties. why should the world be otherwise,in counting all our tears and sighs?nay,only let them see us, while we wear the mask. we smile,but,o great crist, our cries to thee from tortured souls arise.we sing,but oh the clay is vile beneath our feet, and long the mile;but let the world dream otherwise,we wear the mask!