the masks –
made from wax and felt
the weight of expectation –
that forces you to tighten your belt

several days –
remain beautiful in my memory
spokes of hope
love, just like soap

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it helped me lift –
a heavy childhood weight
one which was at least a metric ton

my lived experience –
added grazes to my knees
and it left me –
with no expertise

but it is not –
the plumber who fixes it –
that makes you happy
is the fact it is fixed

that they knew the story
but,
the critic,
did not listen to the author

i see unhappiness
as the sum total
of disappointment
minus expectation

sometimes,
i live in my own world
it saves me from the seasons
especially when it is cold

they undo me –
i feel them expertly taking me apart
as i watch positives making a vain attempt
to restart my heart