Naked

High School is a masquerade ball

costumes of all kinds 

masks of large proportions 

my eyes wander the halls

I see bright colors all around

not one disguise is seen twice 

all unique and beautiful 

not one of them real. 

The beautiful is fake

the feelings, the faces, the personalities.

There's only one you

why hide behind a disguise? 

oh...right

I know what it's like. 

Show the better side

play the perfect role

you're a figure so small this world could crush you

and it has crushed you.

So you hide behind your masks

live like you're having a ball

I hope there comes a day 

when all our masks could fall. 

The day we stop caring

and start to just accept

that true beauty 

doesn't need to cover up. 

It takes real bravery 

to be naked.

We all deserve to feel beautiful

when we're naked.

Because it can't get more perfect than that. 

Reviews

[Chris]

so many get lost in fitting in that they never fit anywhere at all

[Craig John Edwards]

beautifully written I love the concept.

[Ayamey]

thank you for reviewing my poem