as we fall

makeup

she stood in front of the mirror and
scrubbed her mask off of her
pretty face and watching as the
mascara ran down her cheeks like
oily black tears
and as the lipstick smeared into a
bloody red streak and the foundation
puckered like a raised scar

she scrubbed her face until it was
red and raw and until the liquid
on her cheek was truly tears and
until she cried from the pain of
knowing that at last she was
bared to the world
and they could
see how truly awful she
is

...........................
dedicated to YesItsHolliey :)
<3