The face of a child.

I wear it like a mask, an old, rotting mask with cracks and faint lines of loss.
I wear it all day and all night, even in the shower.
I wear it when I smile and when I frown.
I wear it well.

The many layers that are my life are piled high, similar to the leaning tower of pizza, only it's not quite so beautiful, and it has fallen many a time.
These are my layers;

The Cherry,
On top lies the cherry. I never much liked cherries, but some people do.
They stain your fingers for days, unless you wash them off.
Perhaps you enjoy it at first, and keep coming back, until you get sick of the little pip and the red ring around your mouth.

The Fairy Dust,
As a child I had always wanted a fairy party, but instead I dressed in my DW dress, with my John Lennon glasses, jelly shoes and fountain pony tails, and made wishes with the fairy dust of other people's fairy birthdays.
Blow the dust away, make a wish, and see what happens.

The Bubbles,
The bubbly, excited, quirky, jolly, awkward, fun, joyfull, energetic, overwhelming bubbles. The flow in a continuous stream, till that anoying little know-it-all turd, with the pe-nis on his forehead pops them all... Dick.

The Aligator skin,
This is a very important layer, as it protects the most important layer. The skin is breakable, but well guarded, and if you are not welcome, it will bite.

The Memories,
It pains me that one day I won't exist, but I can only hope my memories will live on. Expressed in words and songs and french kisses, these precious gems are greater than love. You, and you, also you, and perhaps you as well, are inside, a tiny poleroid of your soul subsides and I kiss it gently, before I hold it to my heart. Without a doubt the most important layer. And the pain, hurt, regret, erky feelings and longing, are all worth it.

The Cupcakes,
If you have ever seen me make cupcakes, or present cupcakes or even think about cupcakes, then perhaps you'll understand what they mean to me. I bake from the inklings of my heart for the pure pleasure of anyone taking a bite. This layer is love at it's best.

The Nail Polish,
Thickly painted and glazed over everything inside, it acts as a core.
Sometimes red, white, blue, yellow, sparkly or even clear, it provides a barrier, a shield from the depths.
But, it cracks in time.

The Whipped Cream,
Sure, it can be fun, but it's a little nasty trying to get out of your hair in the shower.
It's kinky and light, a tasty delight. But, fear it.

The Mosquito net,
There is no buzz inside.
But peace and harmony, boring?
I don't think so.

The Wombat's cave,
A place much like my room, as it used to be described. Where pictures and drawings and treasured memories hang on the walls, proudly. Where homework lays splattered all over the floor, a saxophone resting in the middle and that homely feeling you get when your mum expresses love, and your dad is genuinely proud of you, and you and your sister are playing card games and shouting obscenities by the open window. This is a place to snuggle up and have me in full veiw.

The Freckle,
On my lip, and my pinky finger.
You might notice it, and smile. You might be this close, and not even realise.

The core,
like an Apple's, robust and sour with a tinge of awkward.
Feelings are traced in tattered note pads, and stubbed out felt tip pens, and guinipig-eared pages of books, and funny faces made in mirrors, and the foot prints on my ceiling, and the traces of fingerprints around my heart, pushing the blood away and holding tightly.
Where do you put your Apple core when you finish the Apple?