after I’ve picked my outfit of the day
I choose the face I intend to display.
eeny meeny miny moe
they’re all lined up in rows
see, I have quite a few
22, to be exact.
sometimes I think,
maybe that’s a lot
but then I put on the face of acceptance
in place of the one
with my truth
nailed to the lips
each one has its own special ability
to hide the certain aspects of this soul
that I find too honest
to be shown to the public
that is what my faces are for.
to comfort their eyes.
to hide my sins.
I am the me you want to see.
don’t I look presentable?