Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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different from us. The Father has not imparted his wisdom to them. I was uneasy with these words, but I turned once again to the fitting and decoration of my mask. I painted it the same color as those worn by the chorus so that there would be no hint of difference. The years passed quickly as my humanity developed according to the order of Zeus. I had no serious conflicts with the chorus yet the weight of my mask seemed heavy and oppressive at times. There were even moments in the darkness of my room away from the accusing eyes of the group when I would raise the cloak from my face and shed a tear of despair. But I accepted my malaise as a part of the human condition and expected to carry this discomfort to my grave. After all, I was now a member of the chorus and needed no other justifi- cation for my life. When death finally approached and I lay on my bed during the last hours, I was greeted by another member of the chorus who had come to console me. I was shocked beyond the physical restraints of my frailty by the appearance of a tear flowing gently down the front of his mask. I dropped my shield and slowly stripped away his disguise so that I could see the true meaning of his eyes. We spoke freely and without regard for the number of my dwindling hours, sharing the fears and frustrations which we had hidden behind our masks for a lifetime. At the hour of my death, I realized that I could have found freedom from the beginning by simply sharing my vulnera- bility with another. I had lived my whole life according to the myth of the mask; yet one instant of truth, the reality of love and engagement in mankind, was worth an eternity. — Charles Sheet? '

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silence — whispers inbetween the words until each breathwinged pause expands, and gills its void with loud and lucid meaning asking and you are different? True. and you have dared? True, but not enough . . . and how does it feel? True. and? Bitter as the taste of blood, but you have heard me before much too much, (as you smile) so I will stop and we can both laugh in silence — — Joe Andrew.