A Discussion of Masks

90 percent of the population surely

walk around in ‘the mask’ in some capacity -

some more than others.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Well, I don’t know, but it helps them to get by,

and possibly get ahead…

***

“The mask is still inside you,” he says.

“It was of your making,” he continued,

“What exactly would it cost to put the mask back on again?”

It’s like Bane says to Batman,

“No one cared who I was 'til I put on the mask.” -

“You are still here Batman! With or without a mask.”

“I know you are still in there somewhere, alter-ego and all.”

A deep sigh emits, as if ten elephants had just been released

from the weight of their shoulders.

“That IS interesting and I wasn’t expecting you to say that”, they say.

“I’m sorry for being judgemental before,” he continued,

“It’s just I’m kinda judgemental,”

“Not my best trait, nor my worst, yet,”

“I see the wearing of the mask’ as being the cause

of ‘the breakdown’ - now you are saying it’s the solution?!”

“That’s really going down one rabbit hole and into another,

or, a snake chasing its.. It can’t be that easy!?”

“You make it sound..”, their voice trailed off.

They didn’t talk for a few moments and then..

“Look I will take that on board. Thank you.”

Their eyes averted his, and for a few minutes there seemed to be hope,

at their end of the tunnel,

that all is NOT lost and

‘a return’ is not outside the realm of possibility..

Yet would it be a choice for the best?

Had they ascended too far via the disintegration of

their mask?

***

Time demonstrated that a letting go of the mask continued, yet

they dizzingly spun around the stratosphere,

Never reaching a knowingly safe point to land.

Their choice, their dilemma,

Their undoing.

***

Thanks for reading.