Day 628 - August 31

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Last day of August, folks! Where has the time gone? In just general CM news for a laugh, we have deemed a new moment that will go down in history. From now on, whenever a plot rips our hearts out and we want to scream, shout, cry, throw something, it is now appropriate to say "*Throws cow*", courtesy of Harbies. And she's got a whole herd of them at the ready! Also, please take a look at the message that was sent out last night if you have not already. Thanks!

Anyways, I'm going with another poem today. This one is by Paul Laurence Dunbar. It's short, I promise.

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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