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Painted Faces was part of a set of poems entitled Masquerade.
Content Type: Poetry Singles
Content Created: Spring 1994
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Ceramic masks
And painted faces
Hiding emotions
Genders and races
Beneath tears
And ripening grins
Covering fears
And bleeding-heart sins
Ballroom masquerade
Courtroom of clowns
Giggling marmalades
Mimes of frowns
[ Copyright Stephen W. Cote, 1994. ]