The Fair Mirror

 

I stood in front of the mirror looking at my face,

What pretty eyes,

But there was no one to say.

I stood in front of the mirror,

With a pretty dress on,

I didn’t look ugly,

I wish I had a lover,

To say that ‘you are my somebody’.

I stood in front of the mirror

Copying the famous girl’s make up,

Oh! I looked pathetic with the fake beauty on the cover.

I stood in front of the mirror,

Looking at my smile

I wished I looked like the famous and started to cry.

I stood in front of the mirror,

Wiping off my tears,

Saying there’s going to be a day,

There is going to be your name,

But today you just have to be yourself

And that crying was just a mistake

Reviews

[Marcus Sergiu David]

Again, amazing imagery. You chose the right words for this poem. Also, crying is not always a mistake. Sometimes it helps just letting yourself rain some tears, just so your soul can get rid of its clouds.

[iamshadowine]

thank you for reading and leaving your review :)

[Cyndy Robinson]

Might be a powerful statement about females, but not one I can respect. I am afraid I am going to go with Jacob on this one. Love you for who you are, how can you expect someone else to if you don't? I think the days of depending on these men for everything are long gone, beauty pageants aside.

[BlakHeart]

I can really relate with this poem, its wonderfull and written amazingly, keep it up

[iamshadowine]

thank you :D

[AndresLicea]

I am really connecting with this. I am awaiting to be somebody's person. I will admit that my mirror has seen its fair share of tears. I absolutely stunned by how much emotion I am feeling from this work of art. It is nothing less than brilliance from a great mind.

[iamshadowine]

thank you so much!! :D

[jacob erin-cilberto]

crying is a mistake, because we don't need someone else to tell us of our beauty...
we just have to recognize it in ourselves...once we can do that...we don't need another...but we can want and have another---because we feel deserved of love.

j.

[iamshadowine]

thank you so much for your kind words :D

[T.Y.N.P.]

I feel like I can relate to this pretty well because of how insecurities always get the best of me. This is a beautiful piece. Love it!

[iamshadowine]

thank you!!

[H.L. Cerveise]

I really like this because I think we all have stood in front of a mirror and had some kind of dialog with it. I have one called "The Mirror" it is at: http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/hlcerveise/1747175/

Mine is shorter and I think darker but like you that is what I was feeling at the time.

Well done

[iamshadowine]

thank you!

[andrew mitchell]

Sometimes we are too hard on ourselves when imperfections are really attractive. Charisma from within joins us I think. Vanity is boring and never lasts! A nice write!

[iamshadowine]

thank you! :D

[Johnny]

oh the pathos can be easily felt here! I guess we all have the same desires at a base level but I can so imagine women/girls stressing in front of mirrors, however your piece illustrates it very well!

[iamshadowine]

thank you so much!! :D

[GalaxyGhost]

The thing that matters the most is to accept yourself. Nobody needs to tell you that, but you. I can relate to this poem as it is something that happened to me as where I live, most of my friends are getting married or dating and sometimes I ask why I don't have a boyfriend or why I'm not that popular girl.

Well, there's a quote by Judy Garland that was something like: "Don't waste your time being someone else's second-rate version. Be your own first-rate version." I have learned to dance with demons and accept my quirkiness and weirdness because it's what makes me unique. Doesn't always guarantee that I like it on all days, but at least I can live with myself. So thank you for that amazing poem!

[iamshadowine]

thank you so much!!