Terri Lynn Vienneau Poet Narrative

Mirror Image

Mirror Image

An image shimmers in the mirror
a reflection I can't perceive
The child looking back at me
maybe lonely and deceived

Do I see some tears fall
the face so small and dear
The image seems so vague
reflecting from the mirror

I reach to touch the image
as fragile as it seems
With hope to bring her comfort
and wake her from her dreams

I need to know about her
will she answer me
I hear a little whisper
just ask me and you'll see

I ask the little girl
are the tears of joy or pain
She whispers once again
does the sunshine does it rain

You see I have no answers
the whisper slowly dies
For I am just an image
and you're the one who cries

I look into the mirror
the little girl I see
The perfect mirror image
that little girl is me

BY: Terri Lynn Vienneau Written: 11/30/1994

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Carol Sunshine Brown November 16, 2009 at 5:00 AM I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Terri. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol