Layers
Every day wake up my face in the mirror
Cover your skin
like the beauty they gave you is your sin
It’s your honour they keep saying
Your pride, your treasure your everything
But this treasure is too heavy to bear
The layers are choking, I am gasping for air
I can’t breathe with the controlling stares
Stares that search for a bare square
and judge you for what you wear
Am I a human or a treasure?
Choosing between approval and freedom
And choosing to be loved over the freedom
Even after seeing the distress and the sadness suffered,
they keep repeating go cover further
are you the only one to be beautiful?
Are you the only one to be free?
your selfishness makes my heart chatter
Your jealousy is not the only thing that matters
I am starting to get ashamed of my body, its self-hater
Blaming everyone including the creator
For I am a woman and you’re the human
Every day wake up my face in the mirror
What’s so different between my body and yours
That makes you uncover and makes me cover.
By Ihsane Fakhir
