Delayering

Amidst all the glitz and glamor
hype and beatbeatbeat
she was stricken with
indecisive paralysis.

She ran and ran
inward
away
hiding
to seek

silence meaning
[silence].

Refusing to look
see
herself
hiding behind chaos
behind layer upon
layer
[obtuse]

staying
away
keeping reality
at bay
.
.
.
.
.

but

what if

just a little

she starts peeling away
picking at a little
then ripripRIPPINGaway
?

revealing the truth beneath
[naked, vulnerable]
+
[fragile]
.
[take care]
of harsh

reality
+

then she discovers

it's not so bad
:
she discovers
-
-
she's beautiful.