Me.....................~Silver Alexis~

Masked

Beautifully aged revealing so
many gems of life's journey
is this mask of me.

Confidence and will pours forth;
they move closer hoping some
will drip their way...

Determination and drive to fuel
imaginations and success;
they watch and take notes...

Security and absolution for any
who ask and seek; they take
to ease the world of them...

Strength, oh strength;
believed to be limitless
in the ability to survive.

They see me - my mask -
and believe I have everything -
I am invincible.

Unmasked

Ugly and aged revealing cracks,
fractures, scars and bleeding
wounds of life's journey is this
unmasked me.

Insecurities found at every turn
feeding fear of the next step,
the next minute...

Pain and hurt so heavy upon
my soul that breathing is the
only thought that can be heard...

Belief, hope, trust in my truth
so near extinction that tears
are the color of my eyes...

Weakness, oh weakness;
no hand hold, no net, no
blanket, no worth exists
within for I am nothing.

They don't see me - naked me -
I have nothing -
I am invisible.

I am the truth of these two halves;
inseparable, eternal - alone...

For who could hold, love, accept
the completeness without
condition or demand?

Could you?

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