We sewed masks made of pigskin to our faces so we could be more like Them and less like Us.
The less we were like Us, the less we were like prey and the safer we felt.
Of course we weren't actually any safer - They all knew what We were but chose to ignore it.
Perhaps it amused Them that We were so desperate to survive We'd forsake everything We once were.
They liked to hint that Our humanity was showing in everything We did.
From the way We refused to eat human meat to the way We held back tears over the bodies of Our kin.
Everything about Us was too human to hide but inhuman enough that They accepted us still.
I wonder how long it will be before We forget how to be human entirely.
The less we were like Us, the less we were like prey and the safer we felt.
Of course we weren't actually any safer - They all knew what We were but chose to ignore it.
Perhaps it amused Them that We were so desperate to survive We'd forsake everything We once were.
They liked to hint that Our humanity was showing in everything We did.
From the way We refused to eat human meat to the way We held back tears over the bodies of Our kin.
Everything about Us was too human to hide but inhuman enough that They accepted us still.
I wonder how long it will be before We forget how to be human entirely.
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