Unmasked
UNMASKED
Alright I'll drop the bit. I'm far
more simple than I would like
to admit. I eat sweet cereal at night.
In the morning I try on more than one
life before I step into my own.
When I get there I want to go
home. I used to shuffle my feet
till I caught a callus on the clumsy seams
with which they’ve stitched
the place. After that it was a race
to grow out my fingernails for a better grip
on the flap of skin beneath the chin
or somewhere at back of my neck.
(The hard part would be clearing
the nose. After that, it would snap off
the scalp like a swimmer’s cap.)
Heck, even pulling off my face
is a simple hope. Face it: we all just want
the chance—preferably before we die—
to look something real in the eye.
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