Smoke and MIRRORS

Smoke and MIRRORS

Magazines, air brushed beauty queens
Pictures on social media, living the dream
Or so it seems
Everything appears to be clean

Same problems exist, only different visual cues
Comparing ourselves to one another, who has the freshest shoes
Appearing without any wrinkle, blemish nor  bruise

If these pictures could talk, imagine what they’d say
What goes on behind the smiles, everything ok
I’m just a skeptic, forgive me if you may
I just speak about what no one wants to say

Behind every picture and face is s story
Maybe not perfect, but the smiles shows the glory
What lies on the inside, are they hurting or toiling
You may be tired of my cynicism, maybe im annoying

Ahh whatever, its not up to me I suppose
Its what ever you show others, whatever you chose.

And if you are blessed and what your pictures portray
Then thank the lord you have been blessed in miraculous ways

I’m pretty sure, in fact I am certain
The raw truth behind the answers I’m searching

Every family presents its own unique flaws
For myself I chose not to hide behind walls
For if my transparency can help even just one
Then I will reveal my scars and become undone

So it’s whats not on social media, or tik tok if you please
For we all carry our pain in various ways, not in gifs or in memes

So if you feel as if you don’t measure up to what’s in your feed
I am here to tell you, its a false sense of security and need

The need for approval, the need for the likes
Get off of your phone and go ride a bike
Feel the fresh air that blows upon your face
Start a new goal, maybe train for a race

Don’t just sit by and begin to wonder
Am I meeting the standard of social media, or am I going under

Thats not your reality, it’s like a magazine
Where everything looks perfect, without pages or seams

The rubber hits the road, when you are faced with yourself
When no one is around, what is your mental health?

You get to choose, your mind has vast capabilities
Accept where you are, there are many possibilities

For within you lies, some value and great potential
No matter where you come from, you can be instrumental

Begin to dream, you can be the catalyst for change
Don’t long to fit in, you were designed unique not strange

We all have our unique walk, a gait if you will
Some walk frantically, while others remain still

Others have a gift of gab, while others simply listen
You were created perfectly, nothing is missing

Don’t beat yourself up about where you think you should be
Enjoy who God has made you, that is your reality

Every heart has a beat, its on natural rhythm
Your life is a gift, clean your lense and see clearly

The real you is the one that sits behind the I Pad or phone
The one who posts pictures, when you are alone

Don’t let media influences rob you, that’s what I’m trying to say
For no one has it all together, accept yourself today