Masks

We all wear a mask of one kind or another.

And we often change our masks without noticing. Like breathing,

we learn to ignore the change unless we choose to focus on it.

We keep a few of them with us as we go—

the ones we think we'll need for the day.

Depending on who we plan to meet.

We may even keep a few more at home—

the ones we don't think we'll need right now but hold on to anyway.

Depending on who we think we may turn out to be tomorrow.

We sometimes take off a mask that we think is no longer good for us—

the ones that no longer fit quite right or are uncomfortable to wear.

But are we uncomfortable when we wear them? Did we change underneath?

I ask because I have found a mask that I like to wear. And I want to keep on wearing it—
I know with whom I'll be today and I know who I'll be tomorrow.
It's the mask that I like the mask I wear most.

I like wearing the mask I wear when I'm with you.