"I See You..."

"I See You..."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. MD

I

Beyond the shades of your colored contact lenses

I sense the myriad sadness that you hide

I may not have seen the tears

but they have left their track all this time

II

Beyond the tattoos that you have used,

the markings that cover up your scars

I know of your pain

and the silence in your heart

III

Beyond the provocative poses

and the adulation of men

Beyond the skin that you bear 

and the approval that you crave

Beyond the howls that you scatter

I know your sadness still

IV

Beyond the smile that you show the world

I know what you are within

I know , I know

beyond your facade

V

Just know that I see you...

Not for what they see

but what you really are...

Not how they value you

but as all that is precious to me...

and when you are ready...please see me...

daughter...please see me...