Camouflage

Camouflage

Where do you go
when you don't want the world to see you?
You hide
in plain sight.
They never see you there, in front of their eyes.
You show them
colors they wish to see.
Wrap them all around yourself, completely.
You disappear.
Yet there you are
But know one looks close enough to see you
You blend in
with the background.
It's clever and foolproof, never breached
and yet,
What's that?
A spear of heat, pricking carefully laid armor.
Prompting you
to peek out.
And so you unfurl just a little to see what it is.
And now
Oh, now
The real you is exposed and the hurt can come
Will you stay
or cocoon?
Is it worth the pain to ditch the camouflage
And so
your eyes speak
And your wings wrap you tightly once more
And there you are
gone again