Mask
wear your mask wear your mask like “eat your vegetables” as in, do it so you won’t get sick wear your mask as your plane forces a landing at Beijing Capital International Airport wear your mask as your eyelids are covered with nothing but dirt and smog wear your mask as your car remains stuck on National Highway G3 for five hours wear. your. mask. wear your mask, and keep it on, and don’t breathe, don’t breathe, don’t take in the bad air, or breathe as little as you can and pretend, that this country’s always been a wonderful place and pretend, that the pollution has never existed wear your mask
wear your mask wear your mask so you won’t be talking and you can keep your mouth shut wear your mask during the days when they tell you to shut the hell up wear your mask during more and more arguments you’re not supposed to win wear your mask during your final rebuttal that is so hopeless, so disempowered wear. your. mask. wear your mask, and keep it on, and don’t speak, don’t speak, don’t utter a single syllable ‘cause they don’t want to hear any of it and pretend, that your voice is as negligible as your existence and pretend, that you never want to be heard or respected to begin with wear your mask
wear your mask wear your mask so you won’t show your lips so you cannot kiss anyone, or be kissed wear your mask because you don’t dare to show any affection anymore wear your mask because you've long forgot what falling in love feels like wear your mask because you are bound to live in confusion and perplexity wear. your. mask. wear your mask, and keep it on, and don’t feel, don’t feel, don’t contemplate, and try to guard and distance yourself from your feelings and pretend, that you don’t really sense any pain and pretend, that you don’t need to hide from the world wear your mask
wear your mask wear your mask so no one can see your face and if no one sees your face, no one can see your personality wear your mask when you are so desperate to fit in wear your mask when you try so hard to be what they want you to be wear your mask when you fear that you will never be good enough wear. your. mask. wear your mask, and keep it on. and — you know, when you keep a mask on for too long the mask actually becomes your face.
or it’s maybe the other way around — maybe, just maybe, your face becomes your mask. but who knows? and, I mean, who cares? just don’t take it off. like everybody else. just wear that fucking mask.