"My Facade"

The mask has come off
The facade unveiled
I am sorry if you don’t like what you see
If I am not who or what you perceived me to be

The smoke shall clear
And the once obstructed mirrors will more than reveal
The real me that you have refused to see

You were the one who was blinded and wore the rose colored glasses
The one who thought I was so much different than the masses
But your approval and your acceptance has come at a price
More than that, it has come at a monumental sacrifice

To put aside the fragments of me that made me who I was
To hide beneath a fake smile
To cater to your needs while suppressing my own
That thoughtless I can no longer let continue nor condone

The things you have refused to allow me be
Are what makes me truly and uniquely me
The one whom you have professed to hold so dear
Also the one whom you have forced into an existence that has become unclear

I am who I am
That is the truth that must be seen
I give my all, but in the end I feel it is a battle in which I cannot win
Being who I am is something you will always consider to be an ultimate sin

So now I say what I have never had the strength to say
Take me for who I am
And accept what you do not understand
Or walk away
As the image you have of me, I can no longer portray