makeup kit
Cover the little things...Fighting with parents
Annoying little brother
A new scrape
A lost thought.
Apply the foundation.
Just enough to cover the circles
Under your eyes
Not too much, or you'll look fake.
Fake the happiness...
A simple smile
Excited appearance
"It'll be all right"
A hug for a friend.
Add a faint blush.
Just enough to make it seem
Like there's some emotion there
Not too much, or you'll look bright red.
Red-o the reputation...
That mask of happiness
The friends for support
Outfits carefully chosen
Party and smile.
Two coats of mascara.
Draw them out just far enough
To suffice for whatever mood you're in.
Not too much, or your eyes will disappear.
Disappear into a fallacy...
Ignore the pain
The lives ruined
Friendships destroyed
Opportunities lost.
Thick black eyeliner.
Forming a mask to hide behind
So nobody can see the pain.
Too much.
So that you can be sure no one can see
The real you.
Because... Well...
They couldn't handle it.
The real you would simply fuck up your friend's life.
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