Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Mirror mirror on the wall

Why do you compare me with them all
My self-perception predicated on your reflection

My confidence based on your projection

Mirror mirror on the wall

Living without you I cannot recall

Every month in every year

It's your image that I fear

Yet every hour in every week

It's your presence that I seek

A viscous cycle of repetition
Reducing my being to a simple vision

A glimpse turns into a long stare

Finding details I want to repair

Emphasizing the parts I don't want to see

Despising the hold you have over me

Mirror mirror on the wall

I wish I could live a life without needing you at all

Reviews

[~*~Peace Keeper~*~]

I like this, it has a good rhythm to it. I think most of us can relate to worrying about one part of our reflection or another from time to time, because like you say in the poem we sometimes compare ourselves to others. I'm still working on this, but I think I am getting better, we are all unique and special in our own way and should learn to be comfortable with ourselves.

Good Job