I Don't Want to Hide

I don't wear makeup to hide,

I wear it because I want to.

I choose to not wear makeup

not to hide,

not to be seen,

but because I want to.

My beauty does not come from makeup or lack there of,

my beauty comes from myself.

I don't care what others say

about the occasional blemish

or my acne scars.

I am who I am.

Not because of what you say,

not because of the products I use,

but from myself.

I don't want to hide,

so I won't.

I will continue to be myself 

and make my own decisions.

No one can tell me I'm ugly.

No one can tell me I'm fake.

No one can tell me lies.

I am who I am.

And I will not hide.