Reflection by Leigh G.

I looked in the mirror today, 5/15/06
I saw a face that wasn't these yesterday
Or on Friday, when life was still okay.
I saw a glimpse of her yesterday
When lies started falling apart
Now, that old face, that still had a shred of childhood left
Is completely gone.
My life has come crashing down
Like a wall of glass
And the shards are now cutting my flesh
I feel like crying, I feel like dying
Yet I still smile.
And why?
Because I'm afraid to show my pain
What will they say...
If they see my true pain?
This morning, 5/15/06, I saw a face in the mirror that was not my own
She was lonely, and in pain
She was older, and looked too much like me
Her eyes were sad
And reflected hidden pain
I knew she was me, only taken by the pains and sadness of life.
She is me, I am her
She's yet another person I am
A person who passes through another door
Growing before my own eyes
And seeing differences by the day
I wonder when I won't be me anymore
I was the reflection of myself and my pains
I saw a reflection of what I have become
This morning, 5/15/06
I saw a face in the mirror that removed the lies
I saw a face in the mirror...that reflected who I really am
I saw a face in the mirror,
Who smiled no matter how much pain she was feeling
Who wanted to cry
I've hidden away all my fears and lies
I have no sanctuary where they melt away
I always hide away my pain, and it will always be reflected before my eyes

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Reflection
by Leigh G.
copyright 05-29-2006

Age Rating: 10 to 127

Prose-n-Poetry.com

Reflection by Leigh G. copyright 05-29-2006 Age Rating: 10 to 127

Reflection
by Leigh G.
copyright 05-29-2006

Age Rating: 10 to 127