Read the lines from we wear the mask by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. We wear the mask that grin and lies. Heiser cheeks and shades. Her eyes this step we pay to human GUILE what do these lines suggest?
These lines suggest that the speaker and those around him are wearing a figurative mask, hiding their true emotions and thoughts behind a mask of false happiness. They are forced to put on a "grin" and pretend to be content, while their inner emotions, represented by their "heiser cheeks and shades," remain concealed. The mention of paying a "step" to human guile implies that they are submitting to societal expectations and conforming to the deceptive social norms, giving in to the deceitful ways of humanity.
