Let the masks fall.
No, not those masks. The ones that hide your true self.
The ones you put up out of shame.
The ones you use to "protect" yourself from letting the real you be seen and be free.
Maybe someone told you that you weren't good enough
and that you'd be better if you were like them
or them
or them.
So you try to be like them.
Or maybe you've been doing it for so long
that you don't know any other way.
But your soul, your very spirit
is aching withering calling out.
To be seen
To be loved
Just as you are.
Let the masks fall.
Those who love you will catch you
and love you for you
until you learn how to love yourself
for all of you.
Let the masks fall.
You are loved
You are celebrated
Just as you are.
x Mona 🦋