Photo credited to Google
I choose to wear a mask
Society expects me to
I walk everyday knowing rejection
paves my path
I turn a deaf ear to rants
and dissent
That is the price I pay
I must assimilate
I did all I could
even selling myself short
I thought I could barter self
for assimilation
But the more I tried
the more I got denied
I learned the hard way
Wearing masks does not pay
© Norma Bobb-Semple 2016