Mirrors
Mirrors also lie
They lie right before me eyes
They lie that am ugly with how I look
They lie how alluring I look occasionally
They lie and I hate it
Mirrors lie that my structure and shape is ideal
Mirrors says that brows should look, as of a model
So I shape and colour them brown
I walked down the busy streets and not one hello
I smiled before the mirror and known I looked at best
I smiled at strangers and not one recognition
Mirrors lied how my dressing was impeccable
The magazine girl wore the same and she was fabulous
Boys had her pictures all over their room, in adoration
I stood before the mirror and looked fabulous
They humiliated and spat on me
How did the mirror, mirror on the wall elect snow white?
How did the mirror, mirror on the wall embrace the magazine girl?
How did the mirror, mirror on the wall not favour me?
I no longer need to look at the mirrors because they lie
I desire to look in my heart, where the spring of truth
I am going to be my own self saved from the worldly confusion
There will never be lying mirrors in my walls again
Copyright © Beryl A. Ouma | Year Posted 2020
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