Wearing A Mask Poem by Randy McClave

May I just ask?
Why do you wear a mask,
Is it just used to frighten
And your sense of power to heighten,
But, of you or your mask I am not afraid
It isn't you that is portrayed,
Even if you wore a robe or a hood
To me that doesn't mean if you are bad or good,
All that you are doing is just hiding your face
But, I can still see the shame and guilt and disgrace
Go home! and look at yourself in a mirror
Then tell me what you see, bravery or fear.

Tell me, do you wear a mask just to terrify
Or do you wear it hoping only to mystify,
Maybe the reason behind your disguise
You are hoping only to decriminalize,
But, what over your face that you might wear
To tell you the truth, I don't really care,
It isn't a mask that says who you are
To me on your soul there's an ugly scar,
Of a mask I will not ever be terrified
I am here, so that one fact I have clarified,
So, if you don't mind that I ask
Why not take off that silly mask.

Randy L. McClave