Reflection

 When you look in the mirror,

Do you like what you see?

 

Do you see skin,

Not touched by the warm rays of the sun?

Change it.

 

Do you see a nose

That has not yet stopped to take a breath?

Change it.

 

Do you see dark circles,

From too much worry and too much baggage?

Change it.

 

Do you see perfect skin,

Untarnished by the wear of emotion?

Change it.

 

Do you see lips,

Pursed tightly against the words wishing to escape.

Change it.

 

Do you see ears,

Hidden behind curtains of hair, because you have nothing left to learn?

Change it.

 

Do you see eyes looking back,

Dully and weakly?

Change it.

 

When I look in the mirror,

I do everything I can to never see these things reflecting back on me.

Because I have changed.

 

My skin is darkened,

Because I have the courage to follow my heart.

And adventure.

 

My nostrils flare widely,

Because I know that there are moments; when we can only stop…

And breathe life in.

 

I have no bags under my eyes,

Because I know the un-measurable value

Of a shoulder to cry on.

There are crows feet on my eyes, and laugh lines around my mouth

Etched deeply, to remind me

Of the laughter worth living for.

 

I look back with lips held open,

Because there have been many things,

I’ve had to say.

 

My hair is pulled back,

Because I am not through absorbing the wisdom

Of those around me.

 

And when I look in the mirror,

I see eyes looking back as deeply as the mind beneath them thinks

And as fiercely as the heart behind them loves.

 

When I look in the mirror,

I see a story.

I see a journey.

I see who I truly am.

Author's Note

Not my best work to date, but I will still be doing a few minor changes on it. What do you think?

Reviews

[Edward Lancheister]

i like the provoke between lines, about change and action to be taken, keep improving