Mask & Measure
Am I writing to convince others
Of what I want them to believe
About my values and about me?
Am I hoping to convince them that my mask is real?
Are all these high sounding words and phrases
Just a smoke screen
To hide my ugliness?
Measure me by qualities that you cannot see.
Measure me by my sincerity.
Measure me by my honesty.
Measure me by my integrity.
Measure me by the size of my (defective) heart.
Let these things be the measure
Of what I am
More than just the appearance
Of my mask.
Palimpsest 
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