masked

masked animals? 

the masked thus and masked that 

and the masked toddler 

masked pitta

masked booby 

masked lapwing

masked baby 

masks are usually to hide a part of the face 

some have masks permanently painted 

like the masked pitta and lapwing 

and the racoon 

some are worn for allure and mystery 

like juliet and her romeo

at the capulet's ball

some wear full face cover,

as part of job requirements 

like the bank robber and the astronaut 

the compartmentalisation of the face is not new

poems have been written just about the arch of the eyebrow and depth of the iris

the eyes have always been valued in contributing to our look

but in the last two years

new wonders have been revealed

the nose, lips and chin

these matter too

I've not recognised close friends

with masks on

and so a new world awaits

especially the toddlers,

when may have come to think

of the nose and mouth as private parts

only to b revealed at home

a new and scary world awaits

masks are off and faces in full reveal! 

we know the eye has always distinguished us

who knew our noses and mouths add to our face shape too? 

in the last two years a new creature has emerged 

the masked