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The Mask of Normality

For the Masks We Wear Challenge

By Stephanie HoogstadPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
The Mask of Normality
Photo by Vlad Hilitanu on Unsplash

Harden this smile upon my face

Paint the color in my cheeks

Add the sparkle to my eyes

That behind this mask

Comes from tears, not life

And hide from the world

The depths of my grief

Convince them that I am strong

And only let the mask slip

When I am alone so that they won’t see

How broken my heart truly is

How my head dips and swims

As I try to orient myself

In my new life

With the hole in me

That I cover with my mask of normality

The mask that suffocates me

That I long to rip off

So that I can show that I am human, too

And live my grief

heartbreak

About the Creator

Stephanie Hoogstad

With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.

Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com

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    Written by Stephanie Hoogstad