Greasy hair, forehead zit, bad dye job.
We have other hats too though.
Hats we use to cover up the things we're even more ashamed of.
We wear the funny hat, to cover up the fact that we're scared no one could ever take our thoughts seriously.
We wear the tired hat, to get out of confessing you really haven't smiled for days, and aren't sure if you know how anymore.
We wear the sick hat to get out of school, so you don't have to spend another lunch eating alone.
And then there's the mean hat, used to force people not to focus on our own insecurities.
The angry hat, the one we use on our friends to cover up the fact that we're just hurt.
And a hundred more.
Everything about these hats are just fake. Used to cover up the things we find the worst in ourselves.
But the thing about hats is, they don't last forever. They wear out, break at the seams.
So do yourself a favor now.
Just take it off.
"We wear the funny hat, to cover up the fact that we're scared no one could ever take our thoughts seriously.
ReplyDeleteWe wear the tired hat, to get out of confessing you really haven't smiled for days, and aren't sure if you know how anymore.
We wear the sick hat to get out of school, so you don't have to spend another lunch eating alone." been here all too many times. This is a great post. I love it