You know some things need real fixing
when you eventually realize,
that most of your favorite people in the world,
are those you intentionally kept,
far far away, especially from yourself,
either for fear of tainting them somehow,
or because they might actually get to know,
the real you, just a little bit more,
and consequently not like,
what lurks underneath
without all your daily primping,
colorful & theme-specific misleading accoutrements,
and all your other time-thieving enhancements,
just a whisper of a touch, of your favorite soft lighting,
and your countless well-rehearsed masks,
to tirelessly hide behind!
