I Took Off My Mask Poem by Anahit Arustamyan

I TOOK OFF MY MASK
I took off my mask to wait for the breeze to bring your smile. Did I know my naked face would meet your eyes? I took off my mask to greet the seagulls which may have seen your sailing yacht. I begged the waves to sit on my knees though they could run.One day my face with its mask or without it wouldn't shine.Being a lit candle or a quenched one I would die. I took off my mask because it was a paper kite. Any mask knows how to laugh or cry. Any feet know how to slide. Do greet the seagulls flying to your side! Who knows what they tell the breeze before they fly.