Tag: mask
A collective illusion
If we take our vulnerable shell to be our true identity, if we think our mask is our true face, we will protect it with fabrications even at the cost of violating our own truth. This seems to be the collective endeavor of society: the more busily men dedicate themselves to it, the more certainly… Read More ›
A wonder
How the mind works, it does what it wants, thoughts a jumble of absurdity, untamed, filled with flame and ice, earthquakes and tsunamis. Alive with impulses primal, primitive, hidden beneath our decadent cultural masks; sophistication a fraudulent aplomb, as the inner turmoil takes it toll. As if all is well in our hearts and minds,… Read More ›
One Mask
Self pity has many faces, the weary smile stating the so called fact that no one understands me, is just one mask that it wears. Feeling sorry for myself is ok, just give it a rest after a short time, melancholy pleasures can only do so much, then others get bored, eyes glaze over, blessed… Read More ›