In the poem "Faces" by Sara Teasdale, there are emotions
that surface as she walks the "restless street." One emotion is
shame. The speaker is "ashamed" because she can read the
people's faces which reveal a range of troubled emotions under the "poor disguise."
Truly, the speaker is in anguish. She cannot bear to see the what the "poor disguise" is
hiding. The speaker cries,"Let me go" for she cannot bear the sorrow that is below the
disguised faces.
Another emotion is that the speaker is
sad. She is troubled by the sad faces. She can see through
the "poor disguise." She recognizes the sadness and sorrow.
The faces cannot hide it very well. There is a restlessness in the street. The speaker
is very perceptive. She has shame because she can read the
sad faces so well. She has shame because she perceives the
sorrow of the faces. She has shame because she
is thinking that the faces can recognize her own sadness and sorrow as
well.
Can it
be, oh can it be
In the meeting of our eyes
That you know as much of
me?
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