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

[Baby Ricochet]

Man that is one crazy a*s mirror.

[Blue]

Would you like one? Haha.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yet another piece which appears to be self reflective. It has good pace and stimulates image and thought. If I may suggest the line 'with nowhere to go, not even a place to stay.' Might run smoother as :
'with nowhere to go, nowhere to stay.'

[Blue]

Good suggestion. Thank you, John.

[Donald]

Everyone has secrets, a hidden inner self. someone who they fear that people will see. But that is all we see in a mirror. This is a beautiful poem.

[Blue]

Thank you, Donald.

[Donald]

Everyone has a dark side. You have to know how to live with it and use it to create something beautiful.

[FlatLineBeauty]

Blue, I loved this one. In my writing I wrote something similar and used a picture that was almost the same, just photo shopped a little I believe. It is amazing how we end up viewing ourselves in the mirror and how we see things deeper and way different from what anyone else can see on the outside. xo Winter

[Sarmelendez]

This was a very nice write here. I could feel the emotions behind this and i can say at times i see what is written here. I enjoyed this very much

sarah

[R. L. Hill]

Excellent poem concerning identity and self-image.

[Leslie Philibert]

Like the solid rhymes, fine mix of end-stops and enjambment,, an accomplished write !

[Jack...]

It is funny Blue how the mirror reflects back at us who we think we are, it is only when we look beyond it that we see who we really are. Very cool my friend.

[Matt Sayer]

The mirror sees through the facade, sees the accumulation of societal pressures and the weight of expectation on a fragile figure, a lifetime wearing down character to a facsimile of beauty, a shattered shell mimicking the cardboard cut-outs advertised on street corners. Loved this one, Blue. Beautifully worded and the message is fantastic. Well done :)

[KurKota]

Nicely done, Blue !

When we are young, we are harse critics of ourselves. We must learn and accept to keep that in our perspective. Where you see scars, others see beauty and character.

Your inner beauty, and self-perception are what is the most importance. Do not let what others attempt to impose, determine our own selfworth.