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The Mirror (Free verse) by TLRufener
Smash the mirror
I cannot bear to see myself
Take away the windows
I do not wish to see my reflection
Tears of hatred and fear
Are the only makeup I wear
I have tried to run from the truth
But it follows me everywhere
It is my shadow
Attached to my weakening body
My spirit is heavy
Dragging down my fragile being
Thoughts promenading in my head
Twisting the image of reality
Rearranging the truth I seek
I do not know how to feel
What to believe
Where to turn
Who to be
Who I have been
Has never pleased the mirror
Who I have become
Displeases it even more
My reflection loathes me
It hates everything about me
Though it never speaks
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