mind's afloat

i was afraid that you would see me
afraid that beneath my thousand masks
you will find the face
with a broken smile
i just wanted to be great
for you
for us
i competed with the idea
of the one, the perfect one
but then you said you didn't want that
you asked for me
however broken i may be

you need to know
i didn't want to wear that dress
let alone let me see you in it
because, again, i was afraid
that seeing me that way
would make you think twice
in that dress, i was more naked than i've ever been
and yet you smiled
and your eyes sparkled
like nothing else mattered
like i was all that you could see