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The poem I chose is Contact Lenses by Audre Lorde and the reason I chose this poem is because I felt that it speaks to the general public about an issue that people all too often avoid. Contact Lenses is about opening your eyes to the truth and embracing the pain that comes with it instead of living your life hiding in fantasies and lies. Distorting your views and lying to yourself may seem like the easiest way out and the simplest conclusion but you will never be able to move on with your life that way. Sure, the truth can be ugly and it can hurt, but in the long run, it is all about stripping away those “contact lenses” and embracing the pain so that you can finally see the light and take control of your life. In order to convey this idea through a video ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｖａｇｕｅ ｏｒ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ, Ｉ ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ ｔｏ ｐｉｃｋ ａ ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｅｎｄ ｔｏ ｌｉｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ． Ｉ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｓｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ａ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ａｒｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｕｔ ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｒｅ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｉｔ ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｌｅｔ ｇｏ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｎｙｍｏｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ ｓｃｅｎｅ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ａｃｔｕａｌ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｐｌｅ ａｎｄ ａｓ ｉｔ ｇｏｅｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｃｌｏｓｅｓ ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ ａｎｄ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄｓ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ ｉｓ ｏｋａｙ， ｉｇｎｏｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ． Ａｓ ｈｅ ｉｓ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ＂ｈａｐｐｉｅｒ＂ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ， Ｉ ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈａｔ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｌｍ ｂｌｕｒｒｙ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｌｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｉｓ ｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｖｉｓｉｏｎ． Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ， Ｉ ｐｕｔ ｉｎ ｑｕｉｃｋ ｆｌａｓｈｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｉｎ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｈａｐｐｙ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｅｓｃａｐｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｔｈ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｖｅ ｏｆ Ａｕｄｒｅ Ｌｏｒｄｅ＇ｓ ｕｓａｇｅ ｏｆ ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｓｙｎｔａｘ ａｎｄ ｌｉｎｅｓ． Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ， Ｉ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｙ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｔｈ ｉｓ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｎｏ ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｈｏｗ ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ ｉｔ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ＇ｓ ｗｈｙ ｉｔ ｅｎｄｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｓｅｅｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｒａｙ ｏｆ ｌｉｇｈｔ ａｎｄ ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｆｒｅｅ．
