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Self Reflection

Infront of the mirror I see the reflection of a young woman
her brownish black eyes flicker,  like colorful autumm leaves
looking back at me with a blank stare
an abstraction out of an endless nowhere
and intricate anguish both translucent and sublime

Looking more deeper into her shattered soul there it lingers
moments retreating into hallucinating memories
becoming subdued sculpted images  blending into nothingness

Breathing erratic gusts of flickering thoughts marked upon her scent of shame
her soul is bleeding in the white creamy foam of abyss
screaming into hollow void, wrapped in tears of arabesque tresses

Her heart is like a painters canvas
etched upon its walls are scars, macabre drawings,
each strokes is a voice stabbing silence
tearing through tapestries of her life

Only the winds mournful cries as epitaph
forever mocking her solitude
shattered pieces of sunlight reflected the bloody mess that she is

The slumber is always obscure,  it never falls on her brow
there is so much pain bathing in her tears
suffocated with memories gathered through the years

Touch of anger always lingers in her pride
soaking up hatred buried deep inside
regrets,  runs like a cold slumber
sometimes steal her mind with an infinite variety
of might-have-been's, could-still-be's

Just today another part of her died
a burning effigy just a stone's throw away
a silent figure flashing past  through the dark swirling gales

A lost soul, shielding herself  in the macabre of cruel illusions
that life is just but a beautiful lie
trying to hold her fever in harmony,  portraying a perfect disguise
and that is the unforgettable me

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  • darlintlc silver member
    August 30, 2008

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    If we could just see who we really are when we look in the mirror...most of us wouldn't like ourselves...than some of us looking past the person in our mirror could see that we aren't that bad at all!!

    Thanks for entering
    darlintlc


  • AutumnGypsy gold member
    August 27, 2008
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    This is breathtaking, I think ata time in my life not so long ago, I would have said this was about me, thankfully love can shed new light on self hatred. I like to read the light in which others see themselves, because for the most part,none of us really like ourselves. Well done and best to you


  • Fallen-Phases
    August 24, 2008
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    amazing, simply amazing, beautiful expression and recognition, i love it.


  • Embossed
    August 20, 2008

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    I like that throughout the body of the poem your reflection is referred to as some completely different person.


  • Brit-Girl
    August 9, 2008

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    this is an interesting write,
    i think the metaphors & imagery could be strengthened as well as not having double spaces after punctuation marks.
    thank you for your entry!

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