"Valencia"-Free

Remove the filter:

And I stand on the other side raw and wide eyed.

Flawed, but nowhere near flawless.

Carefree, not quite careless.

I am silly smiles and wide mouthed laughs.

I am intimate conversations despite judgment, because the intimate me is the real me.

I am Netflix and no pants,

Talking with my mouth full because ridicule and judgment don't change me.

I am old tattered blankets and socks that reveal my toes,

Half full water bottles overflowing my night stand,

And a multitude of Disney movies despite my age..

Rated G was rated for me.

I am "ain't" instead of isn't,

Because what's a conversation without grammatical errors?

I am, raw eyes, from rubbing at them free from the shackles of make-up and "perfection" and fear of the resultant smear.

I am, sniffling and breathing loudly through my nose and not my mouth, for if I let your thoughts affect me I'd forget to breath and die in fear of your judgment.

I am, sneezing and saying "bless you" to myself cause no one's around to say it for me.

I am words that come out with no meaning, not even a thought.

I am who society frowns at.. 

But who are they to judge me when they have only seen the world through filters.