My Inner Light

By Mushroom Montoya

Light shines within me,

Even when it's sealed,

Not waiting to be revealed,

Deep within the caves

Of my presentations,

That I paint

To obscure

The beauty within,

Fearing

Other's thoughts

That I can't really know

Until I take the risk

And shed my many representations,

Exposing my unshielded pink

Underbelly,

Allowing my authentic self

To shine

Unhindered.

Only then will I see

The magnificent beauty

That is me,

As I share

My inner light.