Mask of Dunbar
by Saundra Johnson
Title
Mask of Dunbar
Artist
Saundra Johnson
Medium
Painting - Gouache On Paper
Description
One of my favorite poets was Paul Laurence Dunbar. This is my second illustration of his "We Wear the Mask" poem. We Wear the Mask
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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August 6th, 2019
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