MASQUERADE

Authenticity does not need masks

you recognize it for what it is

and it cannot be otherwise,

but it is so earnest

that it can be self-deprecating,

like a Steinberg mask

Authenticity radiates its disarming Beauty

comprised of time, work and other things

that never appear on the surface, but are felt in depth

They are the courage of challenges met

of compromises rejected

and the Uniqueness that is always a lone voice

and inside the heart

Authenticity is not self-righteous and nor is it conformist:

it is Authentic and unfiltered,

It unmasks deceptions,

It reveals the differences between the truth and falsehood,

It unveils words suited to the occasion

and yes, it goes out on a limb,

literally