Beneath the Blush
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We cover our faces and hide petty flaws,
These masks we all wear
Hide so much potential.
Be it makeup, or sports, or popularity from peers,
Everyone is hiding something.
But what no one seems to realize
Is that these camouflages mean nothing.
Why do I need to cover myself up?
Suppressing the outstanding capabilities lying dormant within me.
I am so much more than my mask.
I am so much more than my performance.
I am so much more than what I appear to be.
Beneath this mask is a spirit of fire;
A storm of a person
Yet in this desperate search for significance and meaning,
I continue to blanket the true me with an image of perfection
Not daring to let the world see my passion, my courage
The real me.
But as I search, scrambling to tear from me this veil of uncertainty,
I discover that the makeup-free me
Is so much greater than I thought I'd ever be.