Mask

fear 

or fearsome

protecting 

or annihilating

gender subjugation

or submission

ideological surrender 

or adherence

benevolent obeisance

one or all

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Anonymous wrote:

i thumb thumb the photo but what is it?

i thumb it because of the intricacy of the multiple weaves which gives the impression of nuanced layers as in a good text or a poem or a film. 

i like the way the light creates the different shades of black and grey.  

i like the ominous dark shadow that falls over it as if to blot out its beauty but actually enhancing it.