(Wo)man in the Mirror

I want to know myself

Because until I know myself

I will be looking in the mirror

Unable to see me

I will get lost in a reflection

That isn't mine

And wear a mask of skin

That fits so tight

That feels so good, but isn't right

I wll walk in the shadows

Of those behind me

So completely twisted by society

That you can't find me

I will be hidden in myself

So deeply that the real me

Seems like a figment

Of my imagination

Like a dream I wake up from

That feels so important

But I can't remember

why can't I remember?

Why not when I want to?

And I so desperately want to

But chasing myself in circles

Will get me nowhere

So I will begin to get to know me

I will do the puzzle

One piece at a time

I will look at every color and shade

Texture and shape

Until I know myself as

More than a reflection

Until I know myself as

Me