Ben Samuels is an avid reader, obsessive writer, and history buff. In his free time he has been known to enjoy a wide variety of books, ranging from Game of Thrones to The Catcher in the Rye. Known throughout his grade as a human dictionary and quiz extraordinaire, his most predominant hope is to one day open a bookstore of his own.
“Wax Paper People / Shake their heads at them / Them that wish to hide / Behind a Wax Paper Mask / Wax Paper People / Whose footsteps are adored / Whose movements are imitated / Whose lives are photographed”
Wax Paper People
Prancing in Hollywood
With bright, sunny colors
That wash off when they are done
Wax Paper People
Donning bright flashy masks
Vibrant, garish colors
Grasping hands reach in vain
Wax Paper People
Shake their heads at them
Them that wish to hide
Behind a Wax Paper Mask
Wax Paper People
Whose footsteps are adored
Whose movements are imitated
Whose lives are photographed
Wax Paper People
Insults bounce off their Wax Paper Skin
But not their flesh and blood
Which is weakened by underuse
Wax Paper People
Who look as they were shining
No one would dare challenge them
In all their celluloid glory
Wax Paper People
Who when they grow unhappy
Do the unthinkable
Rip their Wax Paper Masks
Wax Paper People
Their masks in tattered ruination
They sigh and shrug and walk away
And come back with a brand new mask
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Applause!