Mirror

I don’t really know

Where I need to go.

And I don’t really care.

I know that life isn’t always fair,

So what we all need to do,

Is live in the moment,

While it can last.

It’s been years since I first put it on,

but I think I’m finally ready to take off

This Dirty, Old, and Hard cast.

All I know for sure,

is that I am here.

Right now.

I am here, and I am here right now.

Even though you have been gone for some time,

And your still not here,

I’m alright with that.

If I ever want to see you,

All I have to do, is look in the

Mirror.

I see you in my eyes,

Your Blue, mixing with my Green,

To make a Sea.

I see you in my hair.

Your unruly and wild curls,

Are slowly over taking my box*-brown hair.

I see you, when I look over myself,

Your beauty, passed onto me.

I have your curves and  your looks.

You’re closer to me than I thought.

You never left,

Only hidden,

By my own pain.

Not until I discarded my mask,

Did I gain my knowledge.

Reviews

[Some Kind of Poet]

I agree with the others, very relatable. I also agree with barleygirl in that some parts could have been trimmed down a tad as the middle gets a little difficult to read it fluently.

However, the imagination it gave me, and some of the memories it took me back to.. thank you for sharing, and I look forward to reading the rest.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

This was astonishing and I like the mask reference I’ve written some mask ones myself indeed clever and inspirational insightful into the writers longing to be what she once was where she left her original self

[HB Rita]

Just live for today and no worries for yesterday or tomorrow. Brilliant one. Thanks.

[Onlyme]

Intertwined love that you want to leave behind but can not.

[Riddhi]

I loved the way you expressed your ideas in this poem..You are indeed a great poet and I liked the flow that your poem has..I just loved this poem..
Keep writing and thanks for sharing...

[Lavi]

Wow, this was... incredible. I find myself understanding the relation myself, both to someone I loved, and someone who wouldn't let me go. Granted one of them was just similar DNA and bad memories being reflected in my eyes (which I have finally stopped seeing) while the other was someone I loved but was forced to let go when I too gained knowledge in discarding my mask. This is so expressive. Love it.

Thanks for sharing... - L

[Dara]

You are a natural poet. This write is very beautiful and flows so evenly. You express yourself extremely well in words. I am looking forward to reading much more.

[Correspondence]

Still at a loss for words. Truly beautiful. Bestow the beauty upon us peasants haha ;)

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautifully painful life of lingering, there in the silver reflections. Each line seemed a confession of the now woven forever into the past, all that had been fading into sorrowful places. Aching in your words.

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Amazing amazing words- bravo- the truth will reveal all you need to see- who’s that person in the mirror looking back at me? Love it🌹