Masks

Is the smile upon my face a mere mask
or is the smile upon my face my true self
Would I be the same person if I didn't paste it on?

The masks I wear are sometimes contractual
based on my beleif structures as a woman of God
a spouse a mother a friend.

I would be untrue to myself if I didn't make the effort
I am who I am and I work things out the way that I do
tears and laughter, singing and praying, waiting and more waiting...

It makes it me who I am to paste this on
and me who I am to make it stick
"Suck it up Buttercup you are a Princess" I hear the Holy Spirit telling me
and that makes me
smile.