I stare

I look into my mirror and I see
I girl who is standing, staring at me
Our eyes lock and it can’t be

This girl is stressed, eyes filled with despair 
Falling into a pool of darkness without a care
Drowning but not ready to gasp for air, 
I stare

This girl is tired and broken and sad
Choking on her own fears, not ready to ask for a hand
Still unaware and afraid ‘this is normal it can’t be that bad,’
I stare

This girl has a smile that is shaking, doesn’t belong on her face
Uses it to hide all her pain, move it all to one space
That smile is the only key to her happy place, 
I stare

This girl is taking deep breaths in and out
Using them as a way to cope and not shout
How much she is hurting, hiding behind those breaths, what’s that about?

I stare into my mirror and what do I see?
A girl who is standing, staring at me
Where did the other one go? Who was so carefree.
Did she disappear with age, why because she 
Was so perfect, so pleasant oh where could she be
Because she is not the same girl staring back at me.

9th gradedepressionimagerymentallyric

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