Doesn't reflect

 

I see great sadness

in the deep wells of your eyes

like you have cried floods, internal,

biblical in size.

I see the scars,

where mortar shells of misery

have crashed into your life.

 

I see a sea of hurt

and under the surface

I see shipwrecked hearts.

I see holes where the stars should sit,

and emptiness

where the sun would once fit.

 

I see the strain of smiling

becoming too much, trying

to untie the tangled knots in your mind.

A mind that is often unkind.

I see the feint lines

where sharp cuts have been made,

I've seen the people you have let fade

because facing people becomes a drain.

 

The mirror looks back,

but only shows so much.

Doesn't reflect

the way you are learning to self-love.

It hides the way you still see

so much colour in the grey.

It can mask you

to make you look okay,

or it can make people

take one look and walk away.

 

The mirror only shows

what you want to see.

Focus on positivity.

See the beauty in every

battle won, see the scars

as a victory.

See the smiles still

cracking through,

yes, they are tough,

but your smile beams from you.

 

 

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