Mirror, mirror.

Insecurities can only hurt us when we let them.

 

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who’s the fairest of them all?

Hours on end I prim and prod

Yet you offer neither shake nor nod.

It makes me wonder if you think me one dud

Or is it my beauty that leaves you bored?

 

Mirror, mirror above the sink,

This is how I look when I’ve had much drink.

He’s the third one leaving this week;

Could it be my desperation has begun to reek?

I try to drown the loneliness at my friend the bottle’s base

But my relief is always short lived, like my lovers’ face.

 

Mirror, mirror in my purse,

It seems my beauty has turned a curse.

For I seem now allergic to all that is mine

And find malfunctioning comfort in borrowed shine.

The lashes and hair are additions to mine which grow,

But despite their new-ness, I yet seek my glow.

 

I remember a once little girl, content with all;

Whose only cares where her tea-set and doll.

There was the teenager, with fresh rosy cheeks,

Of the light of heaven, her heart had a million peeks.

She grew older and lost her way

From the day she let the world chase her heart-light away.

The fake and deceptive, she welcomed in;

Until there was no longer any room for Him.

 

Mirror mirror, can’t you see?

If you were honest in your reflection, you’d be shattered, like me!

Mirror mirror, answer, please!

This silence contradicts the fairytale

With my desperately expected happy endings.

Author's Note

We need to realise how special we are and walk away from identity crisis
God never makes sub-standard products...He creates masterpieces. :)

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Reviews

[Angel]

Who was it who said..."I know I'm a treasure, because God don't make no trash."

OH, I wanna cuddle this poor lost lamb in my arms and carry her back to the fold, where she belongs...
Wonderful write, Kwiksie...and I love what you said at the top there..."Insecurities can only hurt us when we let them." Very wise words.

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

I got them from wisdom's origin. :) Totally agree with your quote btw and i think there are many in need of cuddle+redirection therapy. Our society should be less eager to point out the flaws and nourish the good instead. Thanks for reading Ang. :)

[Glen Yumang Manese]

The mirror is the reflective glass which is you... only the contented image must realize and turn against the ways of misdeeds... no matter how you convey that in the mirror... your reflection does not change to the person who you have become... the healing process is a longer road than the destruction...

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

true, true. Thanks for your review Glen. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Mirrors are a bad storyteller. We see what we need and want. I like the wisdom in the poem. We need to seek peace and happiness in our heart and mind. Outer beauty can leave us weak and disappointment. Thank you for the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

Thank you for a wonderful review Coyote. I appreciate your stopping by. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This has a sad, desperate tone to it in its depth of mixed emotion as the struggle with life and identity and guilt fuse together in this write.

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

I agree. Thank you for reading John. :)

[Leeci]

lovely poem, tells of the insecurities we sometimes face. God created us "fearfully and wonderfully made" . nice read ;)

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

True, true.
Thanks Leeci, i appreciate your stopping by. :)

[Rita L. Sev]

Excellent progression of all the ways we view ourselves, using the different mirrors to illustrate. Ultimately, we have to make room in our reflection for what will make us whole. Great write!

[Kwiksie Ifediora]

And a wonderful review too.Thanks Rita. :)