what lies beneath

"Beauty is only skin deep":

So what lies beneath

the lie?

Under the layers upon layers of

makeup that covers the

dark circles and evens out the

complexion to make it

acceptable lies even more

lies that I could never bear to

write for

fear that they'd tattoo themselves to

everything I've ever known.

What lies beneath

the flesh and bones

should never surface.

It must stay

out of sight

but always right

in my head, right

above my eyes

where I can

hide it from the

outside.