Dillon, M.J.

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The Prairie Light Review Volume 44 Number 1 Fall 2021 Article 21 Fall 12-1-2021 A Mask of Stitches M.J. Dillon College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/plr Recommended Citation Dillon, M.J. (2021) "A Mask of Stitches," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 44 : No. 1 , Article 21. Available at: https://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol44/iss1/21 This Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact orenick@cod.edu. A Mask of StitchesCurse the mask that makes me ideal.Keeping me imprisoned in my own mind,As it frames my eyes and revealsScars that will never heal.A shackle tightens around my heart as it binds.Curse the mask that makes me fearMy own abnormalities that give me nerves of steel.My shield of armor unwindsAs it frames my eyes and conceals Stitches that were sewn to appealTo those who define the designs.Curse the mask that makes me realBecause I’m sick of this whole ordeal.When encasing me in its thorny vinesIt frames my eyes as it yieldsHatred and sadness in which it wields.Never to the mask will I resign.So curse the mask that fills me with zeal.As it frames my eyes with lies.    - M.J. Dillon201Dillon: A Mask of StitchesPublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 2021

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