Sometimes to truly see your reflection,
You have to close your eyes.
I close my own and
I see blackness
I see the faults and the mistakes
I see the lost adoration of past lives
I see all of the pain
I see the truth
I open my eyes and
I see white
I see the perfection I've led myself to believe
I see the love I've won and held on to
I see nothing but pure joy
I see only lies
As I blink, my world spins
I drift away
And my eyes slam shut
The emptiness returns.
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- Reflections by Folklor.
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Comments
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wow I like this poem keep up the good work. it inspire
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UMM........
Wow i need to regain what I had before I read your pem that was very emotional, honest and just fantastic!
your te first entry I have read so far to use the prompt I gave you, which was not necessary but you fitted it in really well.
'Sometimes to truly see your reflection,
You have to close your eyes.'
youeven told me what you see. lots of colours and image very well written.
I like the wayyou close and then open your eyes and see different colours.
'I see he perfection I'ved led myself to believe
I see the love I've won and held on to'
this was breathtaking to read but careful you have a typo here but that doesnt matter.
one of my favorites well done.
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This was really intense...
You expressed so much here you have struck me
speechless.. There was so much emotion and
imagery with this poem.. I just don't know what to say.. Thank you so much for sharing this.. You did a wonderful job..
Best of luck..
Angel
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