This is Me...

This is me.

There is nothing special about this picture.

It is just me

With my split end infested brunette locks

And my golden skin that dries and shrivels in the winter

This is my face being clogged with buckets of makeup

And it’s my smile that I try to use to make others happy

It is me being me.

What you don’t see though, is what I choose not to show.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

I say this picture is worth one.

A lie.

What you can’t see from this picture is my story

You have no way of knowing

What is behind the girl with

The split ends

And the dry skin

And the layers of makeup

And the smile.

I’m a girl with a hard past

But a bright future.

I’m a girl with a mending heart

But also a caring one.

I’m a girl with a story.

A story of

Smiles

And tears

A story of

Happiness

And pain.

This picture is me.

But it’s me on the outside.

You have to stick around

To see the real me.