Shawn L. Bird

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poem-behind the masks December 11, 2020

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 4:56 pm
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in the story I read

every family was the same

and every person took off their mask

of sameness at the end of the day.

.

in the story we’re living

every family’s struggle’s different

we put on our masks each day

to save each other

 

One Response to “poem-behind the masks”

  1. d.a.simpsonwriter Says:
    December 12, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    Very movingly evoked poetry

    Reply

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