My make up is not a mask,

don't tell me I don't need It

I don't wear it

for you.

I'm not that kind of person

who'd let society paint my face.

I follow passion, not fashion

see my skin as a canvas

awaiting collaboration

not a catastrophe begging to be cloaked

by a thick curtain

My make up is not a mask

it is an extension of self

an expression

of my inner world

so let me paint

in peace.