Our masks need stripped
It’s been awhile
(I need to)
Expose my birthday suit
And smile
The falseness ripped
Expel the bile
All self doubt ripped
Remove denial
(I’m done, I quit)
Playing pretend
It’s lost its zeal
I want it to end
To feel what's real
Show you inside
And not fear you run
(How nice to)
Finally decide
And un-cock that gun
Unload and put away the trash
Coming undone
And be free at last
Shed my fear
(Pressed against the glass)
Future ahead
Freeing the past
Open the blinds
Let everyone see
Destroy the mask
And just be me
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (3)
Reaching the point where we feel comfortable and confident in our own skin should be celebrated. What a powerful message.
Raw and liberating. This piece strips everything down to truth. Bold, vulnerable, powerful
I love it when good people truly reveal themselves to me. I try to be like that as well. Excellent words