Plastering on a mask
Suffocating my skin
A face full of makeup
Hiding who I am within
Nothing but an imposter
I don’t want them to know
The money is too important
I need to be able to show
Our families I can do it
Support my husband by myself
The only way this will happen
Is to step outside my shell
The one where I’ve been hiding
Because I don’t truly believe
I have the ability to take on
A director role without degrees
A masters or an MBA
No doctorate to boot
Never heard of an admin credential
I’m a fraud who is on the loose
Oh shit, I actually made it
I’ve convinced them without a lie
What if I fail miserably
Then am thrown back into the fight?
Of finding a job that’ll pay me
Enough to set us both free
I’ll fake it until I make it
I need to start believing in me
Sarah Lopez 