One Year Later

one year later

I take my mask off

and my chin has folds,

and my skin is older

there are downward wrinkles

around my lips

marking my unconscious tension,

indicating a shorter route towards my heart

not the one I usually take

through the upper part

of my heavy head

buzzing and buzzing

until the ears ring the alarm

now I am expected to wear my mask again,

not knowing how my face would change,

and what new wrinkles I will discover

next time it falls down.

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