Disrobed

Veils lifted when unafraid to share
what lies in the raw, pure images
beneath the lace of lips.
It’s with the heart
the passion flames to reveal
all the essence for its naked reality
because of the love of honesty,
out of the care for another
when you wish not to mask
the real texture that is unseen.

How it takes so much courage
to honestly think of another
with a wish for them to know
the unadorned facts
so they may see clearly,
not be deceived
even if the uncovered portrait
carries the risk of disrobing
a myth that was treated as fact,
yet inside you can’t accept
letting that deception rule
as long as there is a way
to make what something really is
be seen for truly possesses,
both bad and good,
out of the simply charity
of genuinely having concern for another.