Express Yourself

Turnaround everywhere you look and see, everywhere that you go, people hiding behind masks, afraid to be seen for who they are, afraid to be seen as they are, afraid to express themselves.

Always trying hard to be seen as what others expect you to be, rather than being who you want to be, who you are meant to be. Constantly trying to meet the expectations set by other, but then what is it that you want from yourself? You put yourself in a closet afraid to come out, putting up an act to hide yourself, afraid how the world would react, afraid at what they would say. But how long will you stay hidden, how long will you live behind walls and in closets, before the emptiness gets to you. It doesn’t matter what’s the colour of your skin, or if you’re boy or a girl. It’s doesn’t matter what your orientation may be, what your race or creed, or what you believe in, what your religious beliefs may be, you’ve just got to let go and be yourself, learning to express yourself.

Dots and dashes don’t make a word, well unless you’re speaking in morse code, which unfortunately many don’t know. So unless you’re ashamed to say the word out aloud, then don’t say it, cause gestures and empty sounds can be shady and disrespectful to those who choose to be and express themselves.

Sometimes we may hide behind masks cause we can’t help ourselves, cause we don’t want others to see us for who we are, vulnerable and broken and a bit damage. So we keep a part of ourselves hidden, afraid to show our emotions, afraid what others may say, trying to be stoic and brave. But there nothing wrong in letting someone in, letting the world see you a little more than what you had chosen to show. There’s a sense of freedom when you don’t have to put on act anymore, when you’re free to be what you want to be, free to express yourself and let the world see the real you.