I look at the Mirror

I see her...

I look at the mirror and there I see

a very young woman smiling back at me.

With dark brown eyes, mysterious and deep,

she hides her monsters with secrets to keep.

I look at the mirror and there I see

the flaws on her face in morbid scrutiny.

She believes her lie--she's nothing but a beast,

with her heart intact to stay human at least.

I look at the mirror and there I see

someone with a name but without identity.

She used to be sure, now she's lost in her way

with nowhere to go, not even a place to stay.

I look at the mirror and there I see

the greatest of failures in world history.

With sins and mistakes all piled up so high

will one fervent prayer grant her mercy to die?

I look at the mirror and there I see

a shattered soul in poignant poetry.

Adorned with applause, hailed as divine

I pity the girl in her miserable shrine.

Author's Note

Photo credit: Google images.

Reviews

[David]

This is amazing, truly wonderful kido :P ps sorry we haven't talked in awhile I've had a lot going on

[Blue]

It's okay. I have been busy, too. Thank you for dropping by, Ryan.

[David]

anytime :)

[gombeggar]

well done write...sad subjection though...u kids have yer whole lives ahead of u and yet u express only sorrow...think on that

[Blue]

Youth. Haha. Thank you, Gombeggar.

[Dayran]

A great reflection on the self ... can I get that mirror somewhere ... JC Penney?

[Blue]

Thank you but I wish you won't have access to such mirror, Dayran.

[Prime]

This is definitely how we usually see ourselves. It's very well written anyway!

[Blue]

I'm glad you can relate to the piece. Thank you, Prime.

[Prime]

Welcome !
^^

[Sarah Lynn]

Love this poem and the rhyming ! I relate to this poem a lot . Very well written. Good job !

[Blue]

Thank you, Sarah.

[MsJewel]

Your creativity and talent shines in this well written emotional piece.

:) Julie

[Blue]

Thank you, Julie.

[Alanna Nox]

This is the perfect description of how some people see themselves. What we see in the mirror can sometimes be so different from who we are. Great job! :)

~Nox

[Blue]

True. Thank you for pointing that out, Alanna.

[Aziz Luther]

I can relate with this well written piece. The secrecy, identity crisis. It's like one of those poems I wish I would have written but couldn't find the right words but you couldn't have written it any better. Keep it up

[Blue]

I'm honored. Thank you, Aziz.

[zaneybear]

I just adore the vocab in this piece, job well done :)

[Blue]

Thank you, Zaney.

[zaneybear]

you are very welcome and deserve every bit of praise you recieve and you should be recieving more for sure! this was great!

[Blue]

Says some other writers here as well. But I wonder...