CNF: My face (old)

Always changing eyes beginning at the blue of my great grandfather’s, then morphing into a stranger’s color. Thick eyelashes concealed by mascara surround them; brown eyebrows arched at the right point above. A small, childish nose stuck in the middle leads down to a straight, pink mouth full of stories,secrets, and silence.  Strangely attached to that mouth is a birth defect come to life, starting at the corner of my mouth and trailing down towards my neck. A slightly wrinkled forehead connects to a mane of different colors and shades. Covered by that mane are ears, gauged and pierced in defiance. My face is beautiful in its own way, or so I am told. My face, plagued by a birthmark, is otherwise “beautiful”. But in a way, that mark defines me. It’s a difference from normality, as is the rest of me. I am Callie Ollie Gail Atkins, and am proud to be so, and look so.