You hide your true self

Choosing to sacrifice your identity

So as to be seen by others,

Rather than be disregarded.

You forfeit the careless way you used to run across the golden sky

Arms outstretched, 

As you search for the sun’s warmth.

You abandon the random flurries underneath the watchful eye of the night sky

The gaze of the moonlight 

Softly flitting across your skin 

Leaving behind a milky print

And a silvery glow.

Your childlike sense of wonder 

Traded in for a sense of incredulity 

Spontaneity warped into inhibition

Bright eyes dulled by reality

You start to shed your multilayered skin 

Blending in with the rest of them

Until rather than being seen for your oddities

You are disregarded for your uniformity