Paint

I am painted with a beautiful outline of flaws layered in lies Adorned with distractions Wearing a clever disguise Painted with vivid colors for everyone to see A beautiful image on display Although the image isn’t really me Painted illusions like fairy tale magic worn each day Meticulously applied Carefully brushed over every scar to hide them away Paint is sprayed over the bruises to conceal all the pain Masking every single imperfection Losing everything in myself with nothing to gain Paint begins to chip and peel Exposing the hidden imperfections Forcing me to feel The rain then washes the paint off from my face Smeared into a rainbow puddle stained heartache i can’t erase The paint lost its luster losing its appeal Forcing me to face myself And to become something real