actually, those who love you <br />prefer that the masks be worn, <br />for they want that confidence in you <br />when you wear even one of them <br />in fact, you showed what love is <br />you conquered those who shame you <br />with what you are <br />when you are without it, <br />so by all means, our purpose is anyway <br />to survive this pass over <br />we shall cross the river shortly and <br />with the mask, this thing will be easier <br />smoother, and at the end what matters <br />most is your victory, <br />not what is behind that mask, <br />the horror within, the shock in every line <br />of your realities.<br /><br />RIC S. BASTASA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-those-who-wear-masks/
