i like makeup
the winged eyeliner
the dark lipstick.
it's not about
getting attention.
with makeup
covering dark circles
and puffy eyes,
in a crowd,
i don't look sick.
makeup,
for me,
is an illusion that
i have
power over.
i decide who sees
me sick.
YOU ARE READING
the color orange, and other things twisted by chronic illness
Poetryone person's reflection on living with fibromyalgia
war paint
i like makeup
the winged eyeliner
the dark lipstick.
it's not about
getting attention.
with makeup
covering dark circles
and puffy eyes,
in a crowd,
i don't look sick.
makeup,
for me,
is an illusion that
i have
power over.
i decide who sees
me sick.