Counting our tears
Added 2022-04-25 10:07:53 +0000 UTCWe wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,β
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.
β Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872β1906)
