Swetha Vangaveti Poet Free verse

The Face In the Mirror

I was a lonely flower whose petals were withered, whose colours were faded and whose sweet nectar was slurped by the deadly demon of diffidence. 

Then the face in the mirror said to me, "You are worthy". 

I took to refill the parched springs of nectar.

Slowly, butterflies came to quench their thirst with my nectar. 
In return, they gifted me my lost colours.

I'm not lonely anymore.

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Richard Lamoureux October 18, 2019 at 9:52 AM Beautiful! I like the message very much.

Ts Poetry October 8, 2019 at 7:51 PM You are worthy Swetha Vangaveti October 15, 2019 at 8:35 AM So is everyone. Thanks TS :)

Gershon Wolf October 8, 2019 at 4:52 PM Mirror, mirror on the wall // Whose poem is the most worthy of them all? // --Swetha Vangaveti's! Lovely penned, Swetha! Smiles, Gershon Swetha Vangaveti October 15, 2019 at 8:35 AM Aww that was such a beautiful comment from you!! Thanks Gershon !!!

Mystic Rose Rose October 7, 2019 at 11:43 AM How beautifully your portray the latter and the hope of tomorrow, all in one. A lovely poem dear Swetha. Swetha Vangaveti October 15, 2019 at 8:31 AM Thanks a lot Pixie :)

Brenda Chiri October 6, 2019 at 6:51 PM So very lovely!;) Swetha Vangaveti October 7, 2019 at 12:57 AM Thank you Brenda :)

Yasmin Ilahi October 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM Lovely poem. Self love and acceptance is key. Swetha Vangaveti October 4, 2019 at 11:49 PM Very true Yasmin. Thanks a lot :)

Carolyn Devonshire October 3, 2019 at 1:47 PM There are many who lack the confidence needed to change their lonely lives. Just one bad relationship might prevent a person from moving forward after it's ended. I love the thought of butterflies restoring a persons lost "colours." Maybe one day I'll learn how to do this. Wonderful poem, Swetha! Thanks for sharing, Carolyn Swetha Vangaveti October 4, 2019 at 11:44 AM Bad relationship, as you said, leads to chaos in life. A person loses self-love, self-confidence and lacks motivation to move forward in life. However, there are many other things that affect the positivity in lives. Thanks a lot for your lovely words Carolyn.