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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

THE PROBLEM WITH MASKS

"A man's face is his autobiography."
~ Oscar Wilde ~

The problem with masks is that
We can't see each other.
We miss the beauty of the human face,
and see only the eyes
If we are brave enough not to avoid them
in the awkwardness of meeting
all covered up
like a bank robber.
We've gotten creative with our masks
And tried to make them
Colorful,
Relevant,
Becoming,
High-tech...
But there's no way to bypass
The simple truth
Of the missing
countenance.

I celebrate the unique and wonderful features of the human face.