Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre
And the good ol’ lover of Algeria Frantz Fanon
Saw in Paris what most others do not see
They did not see it in the 1960s, do not see it now
On the Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Leading to the Arc de Triomphe
And that iconic Eiffel Tower
(The Tower I hear
Is soon gonna be
A Humpty Dumpty)
What is the biggest lie you have ever told your partner and they still don’t know till today? Not small white lie o, I mean that big lie, that lie that if they find out today, your relationship will scatter. That lie you told to cover up something, to protect yourself, to protect the relationship, or to hide who you really are. That lie you have been carrying in your heart every day, you smile with them, you sleep beside them, but you know inside you that you are hiding something. What is that lie, why did you tell it, and why have you not confessed till today?
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We Wear the Mask
By Paul Laurence Dunbar
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
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