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The Guy In the Mirror

The Guy in the Mirror I look in the mirror and see a Boy who is staring back at me I don’t know who he is because he’s not the guy I want to be he puts a smile on while inside she's falling apart he says she's ok as pain fills his heart he pretends not to care as everyone slowly walks away he hides behind his mask and pretends to be okay he is scared to let people close it always end up to be heartache he feels like a stranger in his own home like he doesn’t even belong he tries the best he can but it always seems to be wrong he has ideas for the future hopes and dreams of his own but he doesn’t hold his breath because disappointments all he’s ever known he asks 'Why am I never good enough? ' 'Why am I always the second choice? ' people tell him he’s got to stand up for what he wants he’s got to find his own voice I know who I wanna be It's all so much clearer but the fact of life is I'm the guy standing in the mirror

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 6/2/2016 12:03:00 AM
Jonathan, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT
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Date: 2/21/2012 9:31:00 PM
An understandable and well stated summary of a regretable situation...unfortunately, there are no easy fixes....good luck, and keep writing.
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Date: 2/21/2012 6:54:00 PM
This is a good poem, but kind of sad. Sometimes what we see in the mirror can scare us, but we have to really look, smile and say - today I am going to better than I was yesterday. Smile - God loves you. Lucilla
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