名人诗歌|We Wear the Mask

We wear the mask that grins and lies，

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes，

This debt we pay to human guile^1；

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile，

And mouth with myriad^{2 subtleties3.}

Why should the world be overwise，

In counting all our tears and sighs？

Nay^{4， let them only see us， while}

We wear the mask.

We smile， but， O great Christ， our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing， but oh the clay is vile⁵

Beneath our feet， and long the mile；

But let the world dream otherwise，

We wear the mask！