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A lying mirror
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the prettiest of them all?
Is it the girl who just won prom queen?
Or is it the girl who remains unseen?
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the smartest of them all?
Maybe it’s the girl who got the good grades?
Or was it the girl who put away the blades?
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the most broken of them all?
Is it the girl who never tried?
Or is it the girl who never cried?
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the most naive of them all?
Was it the girl who was always fooled?
Because it sure wasn’t the lonely girl, always overruled.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the most perfect of them all?
Of course you’d say it’s that pretty girl
But maybe, just maybe, there’s a different hidden pearl.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Am I a pretty girl at all?
I starve myself, I wear infinite makeup
But still they all tell me to shape up
Mirror mirror on the wall
How do I become the fairest of them all?
Should I maybe change my hair?
Should I try to be more debonair?
Should I cut out all sorts of food?
Will this only make me subdued?
Should I try to change my green-and-golden-flecked eyes?
Or should I stop with all the lies?
Mirror mirror, tell me the truth.
For you are me and I am you
I can’t lie to myself anymore
I can’t be who I was before
Mirror mirror, stop the lies
For I am you and you are I
Stop reminding me of what I went through
Stop telling me you always knew
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Oftentimes, I've found that when I look in the mirror, I tear myself apart and destroy myself. This poem sort of reflects how I feel when I look in the mirror and how I just wish that I looked different or was just better at different things.