“Paintbrush”…

I keep my paintbrush with me

Wherever I may go

In case I need to cover up

So the real me doesn’t show

I’m so afraid to show you me

Afraid of what you’ll do

You might laugh or say mean things

I’m afraid I might lose you

I’d like to remove all my paint coats

To show you the real, true me

But I want you to try and understand

I need you to accept what you see

So if you’ll be patient and close your eyes

I’ll strip off all my coats real slow

Please understand how much it hurts

To let the real me show

Now my coats are all stripped off

I feel naked, bare, and cold

And if you still love me with all that you see,

You are my friend, pure as gold

I need to save my paint brush, though

And hold it in my hand

I want to keep it handy

In case somebody doesn’t understand

So please protect me, my dear friend

And thanks for loving me true

But please let me keep my paint

brush with me,

Until I love me too”

KRISTIN B.

CURRENTLY ENROLLED

HORIZON ACADEMY