Since the life-saving effect
clearly isn’t compelling enough
for many people
I’d like to promote the other
upsides of masks
like pairing one with sunglasses
is essentially like being a spy
and how I would have been so grateful
when I was a teenager
to cover the pimples
on those exact parts of my face
and what about garlic bread for lunch
not being an issue
finally
a favourite of mine
is that I can mouth
my secrets
in public
like today
at the drugstore
when I confessed everything
to the cashier
who couldn’t possibly
have read my lips
behind my mask
and yet his eyes
turned so kind
it was almost
as good.
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