Made Up

September 2019

I heard a person speak about dead weights in our lives. I feel like this one is huge in our society. It's not easy to let go and be ourselves. Sometimes that is the greatest reward we can give ourselves

Made Up by Becca Joy

this industry cost billions
create perfect self confidence
the ability to become flawless
makeup is an art form today
only a part of getting ready

the world sees your face
doesn't listen to more of us
how we look speaks minus words
who we really are to them
show people hearts glowing

a heart full of gratitude
a heart kindly inspiring
a heart all boldly content

ads Instagram throughout routines
saying more in thirty seconds
how to get 100% confidence
pluck those eyebrows regularly
fill wrinkles look younger
change natural beauty a s.a.p

in a photo the world sees
before and after always
did you do something different
wait is the hair no lips
photoshop this and more
the person we expect to be

expect to look more ethnic
this picture is not postable
tears of a broken lens cap
love an outfit put on today
no one will remember it
when you hang it up tonight

take a moment to be a kid
messy buns and mascara gone
what we did I can't remember
the people I can

wipe away minutes by minute
shatter that mirror pieces
write on each one
mosaic of what is loved
wings that we try to hide
make those shards sing

at the end of our days
look into a bare face
powder and lipstick and more
removed for now tonight begins
forgetting what was reflected
love every moment fully

in the light of campfires
powerful stars and friendships
our voices magnify what matters
asking diving into what matters
this is what beautiful looks like

Becca Joy