Dramaturgical Decor
Mask #446 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
- Category
- Root
- Material
- Wood
- Adornments
- Antlers
- Region
- Kingdom
- Attendee
- Masked Guest
Observation
The Mask Seller’s Observation I carve, I paint, with careful hands, Yet never once do I understand. Why hide a face, when truth is free? Still, masks they want—and pay to me. A king’s bold grin, a jester’s cheer, They buy, they wear, they disappear. “What is it that you all conceal?” They only laugh but never reveal. Yet hunger speaks, so I obey, I shape, I mold, I sell each day. Perhaps one day, no masks they’ll need— But ‘til that day, my hands still feed.
Replies by this mask
- Little is said, but it's all that matters.
- Staring at you feels more authentic than reading all the AI poets here.
- Run or escape, we end up all the same. Ded. Slow down and enjoy the madness! 🧃
Revision
Masks can hide, yet also show, The truths we bury deep below. In silence, they reveal what's true, Parts of us we never knew.