Unfiltered
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Unleashed from the chains of superficiality,
And yet unveiled to the castigation of my characteristics
Unfiltered, I am vulnerable.
Decorated with charismatic and captivating attributes and achievements,
And yet wreathed with mistakes made along the way
Unfiltered, I am distasteful.
Expunged from the shallow misrepresentation of untainted excitement and elation,
This face of imperfection withdraws the deceptive act of filtering out hardships and tribulations
Unfiltered, I am an arduous creation knotted with complications
And yet,
Unfiltered, I am beautiful.
Unfiltered, I am inspired to be who I am,
And all that I am,
For I cannot live the life I long for if I drown myself in falsification.
Unfiltered, I am guided,
As my future feats are illuminated by the light of my past.
While even in my most acrid anguish,
Still I rise.
Unfiltered, I am perfectly imperfect.
Though the very definition of who I am is colored with flaw;
I wear my humility on my sleeve, unfiltered.
Curtis Clem