Whose reflection in the mirror....................

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Sandra Cox
Junior Member

since 2000-03-24

Posts 48
Essex, London,UK

0 posted 2000-03-30 02:04 PM

Whose reflection in the mirror.....

Yesterday I looked in the mirror and saw me
Today I look in the mirror what do I see
I see a stranger, a person I do not know
Who is this person with the tears that flow

The bloated cheeks the red rimmed eyes
So troubled torn and so unwise
Can this be the face I know so well
It looks like a demon back from hell

I reach out to the mirror and try to see
If this person I'm looking at is really me
But yes the truth it must be told
Its me alright and I look so old

What has caused this change in face
From one so young and full of grace
A sickness maybe thats caused such pain
Like a puff to a candle that blows out the flame

Its not an illness that a pill can sort
Nor a quick remedy that can be bought
Its a lingering pain that eats at your heart
Gets to your head and thats just the start

I hope in time my reflection will return
To the young woman for whom I so yearn
A face both normal shining and bright
Not one that looks like its been in a fight

That day will come and soon I'm sure
But until it does I'll just close the door
Try to hide from the hurt and the pain
My life and my senses to once more re-gain

Sandra x

just_another_fe
Member

since 2000-02-05

Posts 483
MICHIGAN

1 posted 2000-03-30 02:36 PM

Sandra~
This was well
written.I have
wondered the same
thing before while looking
in the mirror. The one thing
that I have learned is that hiding
from the hurt and pain does not make
it go away it just makes it stick
around longer. To make it go
away you have to work your
self through it.
Good luck
~Angie

Broken Wings
Member

since 2000-03-18

Posts 157
Miami, FL.

2 posted 2000-03-30 02:58 PM

Sandra this is a beautiful poem. it touched me deeply..when i look in the mirror i don't see myself but when i look deep into my eyes i see the me that once was, trying to break free.

take care
Broken wings

"As you learn and grow, you will realize the greater the pain, the greater the growth."
-IYANLA VANZANT

StarrGazer
Senior Member

since 2000-03-05

Posts 679
Texas

3 posted 2000-03-30 03:54 PM

This was great !!! When I look in the mirror I don't see me either I see someone who is living the life everyone said she should but is desperately aching to fly ... and one day I will

Mystical being
which makes ink flow
Surround me in
your incandescent glow
Fill my brain with
thoughts and rhyme
As I try to capture
but a moment in time
~Shan~

Sandra Cox
Junior Member

since 2000-03-24

Posts 48
Essex, London,UK

4 posted 2000-03-30 05:37 PM

Thank you to the three of you for your comments. Yes I think we all have looked in the mirror at some time and struggled to recognise the person in the reflection. I've moved on now since then but I do remember what its like to think that way.

Best Wishes to all of you!!

Sandra x

SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

5 posted 2000-03-30 05:44 PM

Sandra~ wow! Love this. I have been there! Great writting!

-SEA

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