Hidden No More

The makeup I wear

Hides the flaws on the outside.

I figure the less I look like me,

The less I have to hide.

So I add wings to my eyes,

Like a bird in midflight

And red to my lips,

Like an apple in daylight.

The more makeup I wear

The less flaws you will find.

Yet as I look closer,

I see further behind.

I look into my eyes

As I apply eyeliner just so.

And I see parts of me,

That are so beautiful.

There is a twinkle in my eye

For all to see,

That shines brighter

Then all the makeup around me.

With the sudden change of thought

I am amazed.

For with that thought

I was no longer hazed.

I was bright

and I was clean,

For the thought of my eyes

Made me beam.

I realized that I no longer needed

All of the makeup on my face.

With remover in hand,

I started the race.

I was no longer a bird,

Or an apple in a tree,

But I shone like the sun

Becuase I was finally me.

I found no more flaws to fix,

Because I was flawless

Inch by inch.

Now if only I could clean up my makeup mess.