‘Are you for real?’ by Lula

The screen becomes a stage, as if I’m trapped inside a cage. I change the lens, I smooth the

skin, to conceal the insecurity held within.

 

But the filters went way too far, a mask of who you really are. A perfect jaw and plumped

lips, my skin is smooth to the tip.

 

The filters error, the reality returns, small insecurities back in its turn. I judge myself,

mirrored in front of me, and miss the self I used to see.