No matter what just be you. Stay true on the inside and outside everyone will see you.
The truth is what you should be living to be. Who you really are is what the living should see.
An honest face is an honest task. No plastic make up should cover your skin, you weren’t meant to hide behind a mask.
Lie about who you are and some might praise you, but the real ones who know the truth will evade you.
Why live a lie when you could live on facts. Life is way more free when you don’t put on an act.
Real bonds don’t grow from making lie-contact. Smart people see through it when you make eye contact.
You’re scared of the truth and put up a wall of lies. You talk of lies with an identity that’s been falsified.
You get around other people you wanna appeal to. Thinking it helps best when you hide the real you.
Even you can’t recognize this strange you. Was it really this necessary to change you?
You don’t need a new face. Real people will accept the real you when you accept your true face.
Let me tell you about the best people. They keep it real and don’t sacrifice who they are to impress people.
Who wouldn’t want to be the best of their self. Hiding who you really are just discredits yourself.
Wanna know who you really are and see yourself? Drop the act Mr. matter of fact and just be yourself.
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Joe Patterson
Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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This is great Joe, and so real.
One I had missed so you got a heart from me
Outstanding and full of truth! Loved this one :)