Reflection
I can see her, staring back,
through the mirror.
She looks just like me.
I touch her, but she is cold and hard.
She smiles when i smile, and cries with me,
only her world is silent, and mine filled with noise.
I used to think she wanted to be like me,
but now, I want to be her-
she is stronger than me.
Often I've wondered if mirrors can reflect
not only what is outside, but inside as well,
for I fear I would see
a monster,
staring back at me.
I cannot hurt her,
though I have tried
she doesn't feel any pain,
and I can scream, and call her names
for hours on end,
until I collapse
a lifeless puppet on the floor,
but still she follows me,
everywhere
Copyright © Meggan Rogalski | Year Posted 2005
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