Mirror
Pain is etched into your eyes
And it haunts me deep into my core
I wish so much to relieve you of your pain
But I must first relieve my own
But to do so I need to understand why I feel this way
Why I hurt so much
Like I’ve been gut punched
Eyes flicker to me then away
You can’t stand the sight of my scars
The one’s I forced my hand to make
But you have to live with them
You have to see the ugly
The pain
The unwanted mistake standing in front of you
You have to accept it but you can’t
Because I am you
And you are me
Copyright © Rebecca Larkin | Year Posted 2011
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