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Behind this Mask

April 10, 2012
By Rachel Friesen GOLD, Gladwin, Michigan
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Behind this mask
Is the real
Not the fake

Behind this mask
Hides the ugly
And the hate

Behind this mask
Not a smile
Nor a laugh

Behind this mask
No charming word
No loving act

Behind this mask
A hurting soul
Tears do flow

Behind this mask
Sometimes
We all go

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