Anonymous asked: what do you mean by the last line: "a mask to wear for the world of time in another go round this orbit I stay bold" why a mask?

the mask is like our personae - something we project for society to represent ourselves that is not necessarily as good a representation of us as much as it is an image of ourselves that we would like others to see us as. sort of, “the character that we play in the world.” I’m using this idea of the ‘mask-as-persona’ as a metaphor for people in general - for the individuals’ experience. people don’t really exist without others; the human experience is a social one, solitude notwithstanding (as you can always come back and write the book about it).

so in the context of the verse it’s kind of like a nod to reincarnation, only more arbitrary. since this is the mask I get to decorate and wear in this current incarnation, I’m gonna be practical about it, but also i’m still gonna put my own mark on it and make it something unique that I think is a good reflection of who I am. and then it’s really a matter of being able to know yourself (which of course is a never-ending project).