A father playing with his small son
Dons a macabre mask
The child recoils in terror
The mask is removed
And the boy falls into his father’s arms
Adults too fear masks
Perceived judgments, fears, doubts
Dark musings, mere chimeras,
As they fall away
The Beloved is revealed beneath
Endnote: The story for this poem is from the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hassidism
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