Everywhere we look We see people wearing masks. Walking down the street We try avoiding everyone's path. We can't look anyone in the eye And act like everything's alright. We all live in fear, Like we're about to die. We're all freaking out About everything we hear. Shouting our doubts In everyone's ears. Trying to scare people Into fearing what we fear. Is this sad sight how we should live our lives? Hiding in the shadows Afraid to be happy or to thrive. Is it good for our health when we are drowning in fear: Stuck in depression, Sadness, and despair? We can't even smile to the people we pass. They won't see it through our stifling mask. Is this our ideal life, and if it's not then what is? Written by Evelyn Creon What is your ideal life? I ask this question in today's poem, because the life that I am living right now is not...