Mirrors

This poem is about how people often think sadness and depression are someone a contagious thing when they are only a state of mind that needs love, listening, and compassion.

Lost inside this bubble

I am here with you

Yet

So far away

Trapped inside my thoughts

Morning comes too soon

Scared and hopeless

I stumble to the mirror and see my shameful face

I look in the mirror

Then down to the ground

And I feel the tears flow from my eyes

The wounds are deep and painful

It is an agony and treachery

That only I can understand

The bruises so fresh and new

The cuts so alive and breathing

The pain so old and stuffed

It is another morning on my knees

Praying for forgiveness

To somehow wash away my sins

One by one as I cover each emotion up

For the keeping

Please do not of too far away

My pain is not contagious

Yes...

It lives and breathes

And it likes to fight with me

When the days are cold and endless

But

Never

Will you catch my pain

Maybe one day you will see some beauty under this mask

Please just grab my hand and look at the scars 

And tell me I am beautiful.

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Love and compassion are such beautiful, powerful pieces of our existence, though fewer and fewer people seem to have the courage for them anymore. Your poem with the wondrous heart song calls one to listen just a little longer to the deeper music.

[sabine]

Wow, this poem is so beautiful and deep. You did such a good job showing the ways that pain and sadness can control your life, as well as the fact that it's not contagious. I really enjoyed reading your poem.

[Poetgrl76]

Thank you very much for the positive feedback. It is nice to hear something positive. Thank you for making my day :)

[Adesanya Yewande]

Lovely poem but the title seem different from the message the poem conveys.

[Poetgrl76]

Even poem titles can be a little mysterious for the reader. It doesn't have to fit exactly. It may make you wonder a bit. That is the beauty of poetry. There is no one way to poetry that is right or wrong.

[Poetgrl76]

Thank you for the feedback though and saying it is lovely. That means a lot :)

[Adesanya Yewande]

thanks for making me understand more about the beauty of poetry.

[barleygirl]

What I most like about this message is the idea that pain is not contagious. You've done a good job of showing us how the pain is wrapped all around the narrator's life, but I'd like to see more done with the (title) idea of "Mirrors" thru-out the poem. Actually, I like the "bubble" metaphor quite a bit, at the beginning, & I would like to see this analogy drawn out to a greater degree, too.