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Mirrors

March 17, 2015
By SerendipitousWonderland GOLD, East Brunswick, New Jersey
SerendipitousWonderland GOLD, East Brunswick, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;That was the day she made herself the promise to live more from intention and less from habit.&quot;<br /> -Amy Rubin Flett


Do mirrors lie?

I smile.

No. Don't smile.

Turn to the side; too much, too much.

Suck it all in; too little, too little.

Everything looks wrong.

What would they say? Would they laugh?

Of course they would.

My eyes. My hair. My nose.

What can I do?

Nothing. There is nothing to be done.

Mirrors don't lie.

Do they?

Not enough. Not enough.

I'm never enough.

I stare. She is staring back.

Who is she to judge me?

Get away. Don't look at me, please.

I want to be more. But not too much.

Just enough for them to

Love me.

Accept me.

She still stares. She cries.

Wait, I hear her. She speaks.

You are enough. You are more than enough.

You are one of a kind.

Mirrors don't lie. Only people do.


The author's comments:

You are enough. You are more than enough.

You are one of a kind.


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