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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

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Olúwasèyífúnmi Adédayó writes because he feels the need to, every time. His work has found homes in Brittle Paper, Poetry Potion, and Entropy squared (100 words). He tweets @aboycalled_seyi.


Olúwasèyífúnmi Adédayó


 

Masquerade

We wear our masks with pride,
concealing the contours of our true faces,
with creases that bare our humanity.
when the charade of our ideal selves loses steam,
we tighten the screw.
like a blue jay that forgets its stash,
how easy it is to lose one's truth.