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Reflection

I'm facing the mirror
My mind is racing a million miles a minute

My reflection is looking back at me
But she isn't me....

Her hair is no longer blonde 
Her eyes have lost their shine
Her skin looks tired
And her smile lines turned to a frown

She's watching my every move
Falling into step
Putting on a show for everyone around

But she isn't me
This isn't me at all

I want to wake her up
Tell her she deserves to be loved
She deserves to be alive

And if I could,
I'd give her an ocean of love
so much she could drown in it
Bathe in it
Feel it drip from her fingertips
So much love that she could waste it
Throw it all away, just to be surrounded by it once again

I'd want her to see for herself
What she saw in herself back then
Not too long ago
but it feels like it's centuries since

From the person we are now
From the person all this pain morphed us into
A person we can't recognize as "us" anymore
A once golden-heart turned to dusty coal

And I hope she knows,
The person society wanted her to be
Was not the person she was destined to be

I hope she sees for herself,
That she can change
Her life can be turned around

It's never really over until it's over
and even then, you could get up just to try again
to "try"
Because we all deserve to "Try" a little more
To fight a little harder
Just so that we can all become so much stronger. 

I smile at her, she smiles back at me
It's a start, towards better days
Brighter skies and Rainbows filled with gold

And together we can go
Walking our path
The one we know leads us home

And for once,
We won't be so scared 
Because we aren't alone after all
We can use the moon in the night sky
As a light to guides us if it ever gets dark

She's a warrior
A Fighter
So much stronger than she thinks
And for once she's going to know it

Copyright © Ashley Tulley | Year Posted 2024

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