Reflection In a Mirror
Looking in the mirror,
disgusted by what I see.
Nothing more than a reflection
of what used to be me.
How did I become the person I am now?
What changed me so quickly?
I disgust myself.
Wreaking of hypocrisy.
Seeing myself with leprosy.
I can't accept this as me.
I've become depressed once or twice.
I've become a pest to myself,
my own body lice.
I've become this image in a mirror
with a sad story to tell.
I am the creator of my own personal Hell.
I wish I could shave my past away
like I can the stubble on my face.
I wish I could wash this disgrace away
with just a little soap and water.
Why do I beat myself up?
Why do I make myself give up?
Why aren't I the person I used to be?
Why can't I go back to just being me?
I want this pessimism to crawl away and die.
I wish the person I've become wasn't one big lie.
Copyright © Daron Long | Year Posted 2006
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