Poetry

The Makeup We Wear

13 October 2026 · 12:18 AM · Jennifer Navis · 1 min read

Makeup is not just the paint we apply to our faces.
Makeup comes in different forms.

Giving a cold shoulder so they don't know how sensitive you are.
Caffeine when the dark circles under your eyes are screaming for sleep.
Ignoring that one person because you're too afraid they'll figure you out.
Congratulating someone while wondering why it wasn't you.
Staying busy all night so your thoughts don't haunt you.
Smirking at an insult just to prove you're not affected by it.
Calling it a joke because you're afraid of the answer.

Maybe we all wear makeup.
Some of it just doesn't come off with water.

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