My Smile Is My Mask

A collection of poems exploring the challenging thoughts that adolescents and young adults often experience. Through the author's personal experiences, she hopes to enlighten readers about struggles like masking our true emotions from the rest of the world. Each poem is written to stand alone, or when read together, can reveal the complexities we may face when confronted with perpetuating thoughts. At the end, the reader can find a few pages to write their own reflections.