I am not a blank canvas

Art is beautiful

Art is inspiring

Art is memorable

         But what does it mean when we use art to hide our beauty?

                Is it still beautiful?

I am beautiful

I am inspiring

I am memorable

        I am a piece of art waiting to be expressed

               Not a blank canvas waiting to be painted

I filter my photos because I think they’re not unique enough

I put on makeup because I think I’m not pretty enough

I use a thesaurus because I think my words aren’t meaningful enough

      We use these things to make ourselves believe we are a better person

               But are we better because we reach society’s expectations?

                    or

               Worse because we aren’t truly being ourselves?

Where’s the beauty in that?