Stranger Staring Back

This about seeing who you truly are. Not what eveyone else sees or your perception of yourself but the real truth. It's about accepting yourself :-) read it plz

 

 

 

Such beauty I have never seen

Huh! that's me?

 It can't have been

 

I've never been a sight to see

You want a picture

Really? yes! Of me?

I never guessed

 

I still can't see

How that face

Could really be me

 

I look again

My belief denied

Yet my hope is sprung

I am suprised

 

The gown of blues

And golds and greens

Has shown me such

Amazing things

 

Then its ripped

It's shown a dream

 

The face has cracked

It looks real mean

 

My dress is torn

My throat swells

My tears ....

 

Im afraid

This was

My greatest fear

 

It wasn't me

How could I think

That I was ever

On the brink

Of love and awe

beauty and more

 

So now I sink

Unto the floor

While she sneers

"look at her"

 

And then it stops

I know its me

 

All the beauty

and the ugliness

That I see

 

So I sink upon my knees

 And say

"I see."

Content to know

That both are me

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Castonovia]

Mirror image, both selves the ugly and beautiful sides make a person, define them... Through the looking glass the person we often see, the real truth behind the painted facade is not always what we expect... I really like how you've artfully described this sensation and concept, well penned indeed plus the picture looks amazing and fits well with this piece :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

perfectly correct. A beutiful review chelsea

[Castonovia]

Thanks and thank you for writing such a lovely piece ;p

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

always my pleasure

[Mark Anthony Games (Hum..]

Stranger Staring Back
(Review for Change the World Competition) Perfect 10 for flow but I admit to being a little lost with this piece. The depth of honesty and emotion though has put this in the top five with about 8 more works to review. Very nice write

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

how were you lost???? but thanx anyway lol

[Tex]

LOVE it. Very good write.

[JB Murray]

Great way to wrap this piece. All the beauty and ugliness... fantastic! If only all the friends and family we keep close to be as honest with themselves, as to see both sides of the person they are... might make for a better world!

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

I completely agree but sadly things can never be that simple and gettine someone to be honest these days is like pulling teeth

[Natasha]

Great ending to a mysterious poem at first. I think a lot of girls/women can relate to this especially. Sometimes we have depressed moments of not being good enough, but other times we are okay with our self image- i think this topic is really relevant to society these days

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

Thats exactly the point I was gong for!!! I'm so glad you undertand :-) and im even hapier that you liked it!

[Natasha]

yay! :) keep up the great work

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

You know it!! :-D

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing tale in the poem. Hard to look in the mirror. Sometime we do not like what we see. I like the thoughts and the direction of the poem. A very strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

thanx so much coyote!!! I find it quite humorous that when I first submitted this i literally didnt get a single reviews but now that I later push it higher on my list I get many of them

[Allycat]

This poem was amazing! Loved how you ended it
spectacular job :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

aww thax si much allycat!! im glad you like it ! :-)

[taboo.poet]

This is great. I love the parallels in the poem between the ugly inside of us all and the beauty. It's easy to wear interchangeable masks in our society, and this poem reflects that.
Great imagery and heartfelt. Keep it up :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

thanx so much!! im glad you enjoyed it and it truly came from a special place in me.

[Drifter]

Excellent poem. It's relatable to many, and unpredictable. It expresses both happiness and pain in the classic example of a person staring themselves in the mirror. Good jobb.

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

Thanx so much!!! I always aim to be relatable as a poet so that others may feeel as I myself do. I am so happy you enjoyed it! :-)

[Alexa Tasch]

Wow. The was amazing. It had a great story and such powerful emotion. It helps that I can realte to this too. It was touching how at the end she finds that she is both beautiful and ugly. Well writted and I loved it!

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

Im really glad you like it lexa!!!

[Traci]

A very well written realistic poem. Whether we choose to admit it or not the majority of us feel this way. Strangers within, struggling with beauty vs ugliness, finding harmonious ways to overcome insecurities. Great job, Emily.

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

Thanx so much V I'm glad you enjoyed it. i personally i have felt this way many times and I had a feeling it was something a great many could relate to whether they would choose to speak out about it at all

[Traci]

You're quite welcome. That's one thing nice about the written word. We can convey our feelings, emotions, experiences in such a way they touch the lives of many. Words make us think, and yours truly did. I look forward to reading much more of your work.

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

I look forward to having you read them :-)