{"id":859,"date":"2014-07-02T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=859"},"modified":"2015-03-27T12:45:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T19:45:58","slug":"the-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/the-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mask<\/h2>\n

poem by Kendra W. (teen)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I showed you the scars,<\/p>\n

the scars that can\u2019t be explained,<\/p>\n

you notice the pain on your own.<\/p>\n

Everyday I put a fake smile on my face<\/p>\n

to hide the pain and scars,<\/p>\n

but you saw right through<\/p>\n

the Mask.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

14-year-old Kendra is a regular at the Teen Writing Workshops at Central Library.<\/p>\n

To learn more about writing workshops at the library, see our events calendar: \u00a0http:\/\/cityofpasadena.net\/library\/teens\/events_and_programs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For resources on creative writing, visit\u00a0http:\/\/cityofpasadena.libguides.com\/teenwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: \u00a0Line breaks were added by Jane the librarian, but the piece is an original work by the teen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mask poem by Kendra W. (teen)   I showed you the scars, the scars that can\u2019t be explained, you notice the pain on your own. Everyday I put a fake smile on my face to hide the pain and scars, but you saw right through the Mask.   14-year-old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing","tag-poetry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-dR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":865,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/peaking-through\/","url_meta":{"origin":859,"position":0},"title":"Peaking Through","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"July 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Peaking Through a poem by Kendra W. 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