Water and Mirrors

Why does water reflect? Why do mirrors? Do we see ourselves in them? Does it show our dreams, hopes, expectations? Does it show our nightmares, fears, and doubts? Or does it simply give us reality? Is our image affected bu societal expectations? The water and mirror may show the truth But the mind can choose to hide it To corrupt it with all that is inside of us Clouding it with false lies Reflections forever change our opinion of ourselves Each and every time it is seen The beauty of the skin is placed over what is most important The beauty of the heart It can be a shining, brilliant beauty Or moldy and covered in dust It can be dulled to a luster shade by life’s experiences And yes, it can be black and rotten But the brightest, purest beauty of all Is the heart of a newborn child Our own hearts are hidden from us When we gaze upon our reflection Spellbound to what we see We cannot lose the beauty of the heart It is hard to find once it is lost But it is there, waiting to be found And to be brought back to the light For everyone to see its beauty