False Façade

The beautiful façade

Hiding the ugly instead

An exterior shielding only so much

Uncomfortable just to be near

Disturbing silence lingers

The person you are

To the person you wished to be

The voice instead

Tingling the hairs as they rise

A beautiful exterior

Drawing the attention that you desire

False hope and false praise

Owning a piece of you

For the price of an appraisal

Admiration in their worship is fleeting

Can you stand what you see in the mirror?

Or just paint it on deeper

Filling the ugliness you see

Trying to make up in image,

Lacking substance on the interior

Scrap the mud off

Give the world a glimpse

The beauty within

Stop hiding behind false facades

There is beauty with all

A trust is essential to let it show

Trust is a bond that needs to grow

Toss aside the artificial façade