We wear masks to protect us from harm

An armor, which is always on guard

No more wearing your heart on your sleeve

Wearing this mask to protect me from heartache and pain

Hiding the truth from ourselves,

Putting love up onto that shelf

Don’t let them see you put down your guard

Some of the things, I am always telling myself

Laugh now

And cry later

Behind those closed doors…

Once the mask is on there is no hurting anymore.

© Tammy S. Thomas

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About the Author

You will never know unless you try. Those are the words that Tammy lives by. Born into a military family, she takes the motto “Be all you can be”, to another level. Tammy was inspired to write poetry at the age of fifteen through dealing with life’s experiences.

Her soulful style of poetry is catching like wildfire and you can now find Tammy’s work on multiple social platforms.

Tammy is a single mother of two beautiful daughters, and a grandmother to two grandchildren. If you ask anyone about Tammy, they would say she has a positive and soulful energy about her.

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