If I Put on This Mask...

Old stuff... I even entered it in the Toronto Library Contest x]

If I put on this mask,
Would I be another Barbie doll?
If I put on this mask,
Would I be something I’m not?
If I put on this mask,
Would you still be able to recognize me?
If I put on this mask,
Would anyone care?
If I put on this mask,
Would anyone treat me differently?


What if I was different?
What if I was the same?
What if it was the other way around?

If I take off this mask,
Would I be invisible like air?
If I take off this mask,
Would I be something I can tolerate?
If I take off this mask,
Would you forget about me?
If I take off this mask,
Would people kick me like dirt?
If I take off this mask,
Would people start rumors?


Here are the answers,
To your obvious questions:

You, are you.
You can’t change yourself.
You can’t be something you’re not.
You can’t love what you’re not.
You can’t live within your lies.
You can’t be safe within your womb.
And you can never be happy if you’re
Alone.
Mistreated.
Silent.
So stop pretending to be something you’re
Not.
And face the
Truth.
No one is perfect,
Not even
You.

Author's Note

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