The water was like a mirror
only it showed not my face
not my illusions
not those things I show other people
It doesn't show the fascade
that I put on.
It showed my soul
the pure clarity of it
It showed me what I hid even from myself.
When I broke the mirror,
my illusions shattered
and I saw plain and simple.
Exactly what I'd been hiding from
things Icould no longer pretend
were there.
Truths I could no longer deny;
things I could
no longer cover with lies.
As I reach out to touch my reflection
the stillness breaks.
All illusions shatter
and my true self
my true soul
Surfaces mocking me with it's voice.
My voice.
Author notes
Touched the mirror broke the surface of the water. Saw my true self all illusions shattered. -Tracy
Have a Happy Birthday x Empathic Rose x!
....sorry it's depressing but I thought I should do something for your birthday.
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I felt the pain... I felt your pain - our pain. I've been here before. I loved the way you gathered inspiration from this lyric. I especially loved the start of the piece.
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Thanks. It's often easier to write about something that you've been through and I simply put my feelings into word. Yeah neat lyric too!
Thank you!
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Hey good write i love those moments of clairity that we have where we see ourelves and get a bit scared but we learn from it and press on i love darker poetry and self reflection is awsome as well good luck with the contest -
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Thanks I'm glad I managed to get it right; sometimes I can't quite get what I want to across but it seems as if I've managed it this time!
Thank you!
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