Broken (Louder than words)
We Wear the Mask
WE wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and 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 over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, 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!
by Paul Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Slowly, as time meandered it’s way through, I was allowed many opportunities to get closer to people, and have a chance to understand them more. I think without realizing it though, I was also finding a way to get closer to the one man who I needed to understand the most, myself. I didn't like what was revealed to me. It confirmed to me why I have always felt alienated from people including myself.
by Juzno (2015 - 1877)
Model Vaan Huynh
Hasselblad 500 C/M
Sonnar 150 mm f4 lens
21 cm Extension Tube
Fujifilm Neopan 100
Photo © 2015 Rob Castro
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