The Man Behind
the Mask
P. K. JOY
For so many years I have been dealing with you with the mask on
and you have become so much used to this masked man
that you will start disbelieving me
if I now discard the deceptive mask
and the man behind the mask begins to deal with you directly.
Besides, in the masked world of the present time
everywhere I will be singled out.
So, much against my will
my true self continues to hide behind the mask
and suffocates with heavy heart.