Mirror, Mirror

My hair is black like ebony

My skin so white like snow

My lips are red as blood

“It’s my face that you don’t know”

A poison apple would be nice

Laced with sleepiness

For in my bed I want to stay

Until my true love’s first kiss

But up I rise in the morning

And every day I look

At the face that says “you don’t know me”

For that face is my own.

 

Author's Note

a poem about how i am currently feeling...or about how i am currently not feeling any emotions, i should say.

Reviews

[Elle B. T.]

I like this, I think a lot of girls can relate....or anyone really, the fact that people believe they can sum up others with skin, hair and eye color and truly know us. What do the eyes say about that person? It doesn't matter the color of body only the content of the soul.
I like the flow of the poem and the way it doesn't rhyme at the end makes the flow stop and the meaning come rushing back. Great job!

[Jesse Domingos]

ooooh i really like this. One could say its a twisted perspective from the Evil queen in the Snow white tale. Each line works well with the other and I'm sure you can read this backwards and it still be really good. It's haunting even numbing, when I read this it made me feel dis-attached from the world or even myself. Awesome poem, thank you, keep writing!!

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I feel like a lot of people know this feeling, I know that I sometimes do. It's painful to believe that sometimes you don't even recognize your own reflection.

[Moflo]

I liked this poem a lot! Your relation to the fairy tale is very nicely thought out, and I think it gives a great spin on the classic story. Great write.

[Megan]

Definintely can relate to this. Some days you just wake up, look in the mirror and don't even recognize the person staring back at you. I don't know how to describe the feeling, but you certainly seemed to capture it in this poem! Great job!

[emmajoy]

Has a good sound when read aloud though I'd omit the *my* in 'Until my true love’s first kiss' - it's the only ouch in very finely metered poem.

The twist in the end is great, clever!

[Pippa Stoneheart]

i like it... it's so effortless and personal.. yet very very inspiring and...moving... please, accept my friend request...thanks

[Kaylor Mason]

I've had days like this

[Laura Ex]

this is a wonderful poem, you are so amazing. i hope you feel better soon.