masking pain
with acceptable
expressions
becomes me
pretty second skin
hides ugliness within
Second Skin
masking pain
with acceptable
expressions
becomes me
pretty second skin
hides ugliness within
Creative Experiments and More 
There is a fine line between self-preservation and isolation. You’ve expressed the first part of the process well with this piece, Reena.
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You are right about the self preservation part.
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Pain is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Yet, most of us hide it for fear of ridicule.
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Yes, we do.
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