Transperancy

When you meet me,
I come naked

The batteries are included
But you'll have to find them

Once installed
It takes a lot more

To get to know me
Than just those trivialities:

My laughter and my tears

...

Naked upon naked upon naked

...

These layers are
Neither clothes nor masks

They are all authentic,
The many facets of me

Stitched by the intersections
Of every road I've traveled

Dyed in the vats
Of every conversation

Stamped by the pages
Of every book I've read

Tattooed by the gashes
Of every struggle I've fought