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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Mask
[time] => 2008-07-18 14:18:01
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[bodytext] => So many feelings that can't be avoided Always present but behind the mask Well the mask has been removed Underneath the raw pain revealed These feelings of hurt and despair confusion, depression, and maybe even worthlessness. No more hiding behind the mask. With it's permanent smile and rosy cheeks, a perfect lie The eyes see through to the soul, sad and complicated is what lies beneath But no one sees, no one looks. Why does this mask lie so? The betrayal of the owner of those somber eyes Giving others the illusion of happiness All the while, behind the mask, the pain chafes away at me [comments] => 2 [counter] => 182 [topic] => 48 [informant] => huck [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
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