Posted by wildcard on January 10, 2006, at 9:47:04
I have been wearing my mask too long.
My face has become old and wrinkled and dry b/c I have not let it breathe deeply enough.
I thought I had life all figured out and all I had to do was wear my mask of knowledge and I would live and die successfully.
Then someone accused me of a mask of selfishness,
and I had to take off my mask of knowledge and put one on of self examination.
It was uncomfortable, so I put on a mask of insanity in order to look away.
The waters died down and I would wear a different mask from day to day, but I was generally complacent and waiting.
I wore intellectualism.
I wore drama.
I wore maturity.
I wore life of the party.
I wore submission.
I wore love.
Today I took off my mask and decided to breathe for a bit.
My face is flushed, not used to the excitement of life.
I must not remain here too long for I am not strong enough to keep my mask off very long.
But I am content to be naked for this morning, and I really don't feel like worrying about this afternoon when I must again don my mask. Until then...hello people.
I'm here,
and so are you.
Wow.
Charlotte Milton
poster:wildcard
thread:597532
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/write/20051205/msgs/597532.html