Taking off your make-up.

Staring at you,
Taking off your make-up
Wondering why you even put it on.

I know you think you do
but baby you don't need it,
I wish you could see what i see when it's gone.

-Rascal Flatts

We all live lives of pretenses. Putting up personalities and facades that sometimes, are hard to take off. Pretending to be people we aren't, trying to fit in, and look good, better, cooler.

Or most times we hide who we truly are. We're afraid to let the world know our true emotions, characters, strengths and weaknesses, we're afraid of being laughed at.

Pride and fear drive this.

Peer pressure.

Idolatry.

And we hate it when someone discovers our true self. We then immediately detach our poor selves from the people who know us best. We risk losing whole social circles simply because we can't let our essential selves be seen.

The pride, scorn, the lack of humility. The pain.

I mean, if you've been trying to keep something up, you don't want it tumbling down!

But sometimes you can't help it.

Love is too strong, too irresistible, too powerful.

So don't fight it, baby.

Sometimes it gets tiring to keep all the falsehood up.

Besides, I love your true self.

And that is why you're not afraid of me, who knows you.




This post is dedicated to some of my friends, whom I love dearly. Over these years, I've learnt to know your strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes. Sometimes I overstep the boundaries that you give me. But I never regret what I know of you, I REALLY love you people so much! And I just wanted you to know that I appreciate you, whether it's the TRUE you, or the one you put up. Because through, and through, we'll always be friends.

This post has also reminded me of myself, my words, actions, that I sometimes feel I need to show to keep up with the people around me. I don't feel stupid for doing that. But I know how unnecessary it has all been.

If you can't live with me, then don't. I'll live with you.