Faces

The colours we paint upon our face
to show the world what we wish them to see.

But the mirror reflects the truth to us,
what is just is, what isn’t cant be.

So dim the lights to mute the truth,
you must look my way, but you mustn’t see me.

 

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In response to Sonya’s Three Line Tales: Week 141 challenge, based on a photo by Joey Nocotra via Unsplash