A shell

You arrive to this existence devoid of regalia

they adorn you,
they cover you,
they advise you to cover yourself

to hide your feelings, your emotions, your hungers

they discipline you to conform, to adhere not to your heart but to the masses, to stay steel, to tame your desires and needs

Years later …… It’s total havoc

your pure nature has been subdued, denied, starved

you feel bad for not conforming,

you feel bad for not following your heart,

you feel bad for wanting to move and indulge on all your secrets desires and unsatisfied needs

you have learned so well to disguise your feelings that not even yourself are able to discern them

your shell is so thick that you have to struggle obdurately to see your real self again,
to feel what your soul feels,
to love what you really are

you are perfect and everybody deserve to see your colours

then, I plead you
Shine and show us your real light