Mommy's Mask
I have always wondered why mommy wears a mask,
But I am always too shy and afraid to ask.
She told me one day, it's because she's insecure,
But then I had second thoughts on that, I wasn't sure.
I finally stepped up and asked her what was the deal,
And she at last spoke the truth so good and real,
Her sister burned her, many years ago,
And I cried, thinking that couldn't be so.
We all have things we need to hide,
Life is a hard and heavy ride,
When mommy spoke of her childhood so lame,
I knew she would never be the same.
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Submitted on August 19, 2017
Modified on April 24, 2023
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|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 515 |
| Words | 107 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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