27. Eyeliner

I put makeup on today to cover up my face, that way there, when other people look at me, they won’t see what I see, they’ll see what I want them to see…

The outlines of my eyes I highlighted with eyeliner to make my eyes look wider, so I don’t look so tired.

And then with a touch of rose blush on my cheeks, it makes me look healthy, so I hide the pain of my mastectomy.

And my red lipstick hides the chapped cracks on my lips so I don’t look so dehydrated.

All of these things help me look good when I’m talking to friends, even tho underneath it all, I’m holding on to my loose ends.

But I know I’m not the only one covering up my insecurities…

A lot of humans use make up like me, for the sad reality, that they don’t love themselves unconditionally.

So thank you God for makeup, and thank you make up for being there to help us blend in and pretend we’re someone different than who we really are when we just wear our bare skin.

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