for Toads

The mask I have to wear

to make it through the day

wears a smile

that covers disappointment,
loss, and

all the words I dare not say.

Soon I will fly over the mountain pass,

breathe deeply the energy 
of being where I belong,
among my people,

where there is no need of masks.

Where masks are what doesnt fit.

belatedly, for  grapeling's mini-challenge at Toads: Masks