I look in the mirror

The girl reflecting back is no longer familiar

A pure stranger

 

This girl

She's not me

This isn't my skin

This isn't my hair

 

The heart is bruised

I bang on the glass behind her eyes

Screaming

JUST LET ME GO!

 

I shed- everything

The skin that once trapped me

The soles that once planted my feet to the ground

My eyes now flicker

 

I'm living

Moving

Breathing

My soul and faith filling me up

 

l'm here

My heart pumping

The old me stumbling behind

I'm FREE