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The Mirror

I look in the mirror today See a plastic smiling face A thousand flaws A hundred more lies This has become my life Black hair falling over Pale skinned shoulders Blue eyes willing you to believe I'm perfectly fine A scar on my arm and a tattoo Of something I fear I will never experience The lights are dim As I know in my heart I need to be near him Cause he thinks the best of me And I'm sick of being around people that hate me The things they say, the dirty looks they give It's contagious It slowly eats at the will to live I sit in my room alone Hundreds of miles from home Congratulations, my peers You're so persuasive Every time I look in the mirror I see the words you say I hear it in the silence Every single day Black hair falling over Pale skinned shoulders Blue eyes willing you to believe I'm perfectly fine I need familiar arms to crash into I'm so stuck I cannot move A ghost looking into a mirror Cause I'm not really all there anymore

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 10/13/2010 8:19:00 PM
very deep stuff Justine, this is good imagery in the beginning and the last stanza a good flow to the write, enjoyed this one tonight,..P.D.
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Date: 10/4/2010 10:51:00 AM
From what I am reading this morning it looks as if everyone found some inspiration to write this weekend. Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us today Justine. Love, Carol
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