EKPHRASTIC POETRY (GIRL IN THE MIRROR)
STANDING, LOOKING AT ME
VULNERABLE, TRYING TO ACCEPT WHAT I SEE
THE REFLECTION DECEIVING ME
IS THIS TRUE,
I THINK ARE U SEEING THE REAL YOU
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE
THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING BENEATH
THOUGH I'M TRYING, I CAN NOT ACCEPT
FOR I SEE NOTHING BUT FLAWS AND REGRET
WHY? WHY DO I SEE SUCH
MY HAIR IS BLONDE,
THOUGH I WANT IT BLACK
MY EYES, SHAPED LIKE A CAT
I'VE DONE THINGS I'M NOT PROUD OF
I KNOW THE GOD ABOVE
IS SHAKING HIS HEAD
SEEING FLASHES OF BLOODSHOT RED
THE PAST IS THE PAST
WHICH I'M GLAD DIDN'T LAST
HERE I AM STARING AT ME
LOOKING AT THE MIRROR
FINALLY LOVING WHAT I SEE
AND ACCEPTING ME FOR ME
I FINALLY LOVE THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR
THAT'S BEFORE ME
PERFECTION DOESN'T EXIST
AND NEITHER DOES THE PAST
PERCEPTION OF THE REFLECTION
UPON ME
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
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